The Life and Death of Democracy [SEP] publisher
The Life and Death of Democracy
The Life and Death of Democracy is a 2009 book by John Keane. It was published by Simon & Schuster. Keane claims his book is the first attempt to write a full history of democracy for well over a century - the last such attempt he states on this scale was by the American Nahum Capen, whose first volume was published in 1874. Some have claimed to have already provided such a comprehensive history, but Keane has rejected this claim.
Keane's book deals with the
) for Cultural Freedom. The Association's principal achievement, as well as his, was the creation in 1956 of the literary-political magazine "Quadrant", under the editorship of James McAuley. Krygier was publisher, business manager and fund-raiser. In addition, he organised lecture tours of prominent overseas political and cultural figures and conferences on the problems on establishing democracy in developing states. 
He remained active in "Quadrant" up to his death in 1986. For the last four years of his life, he