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Publication date		The book was published in Britain on June 8th 2009. In the USA and Australia in August 2009; in Portugal and Brazil in December 2009 The paperback edition of the Life And Death of Democracy is out 29 April 2010 (read more here)
Translation		October 2009: Vida e Morte da Democracia, a Portuguese translation of the book is published by Edições 70. Read more here.
Book Club		The Life And Death of Democracy has been chosen as a featured alternate for History and Military Book Club, and BOMC2, for their fall brochure. Read the History Book Club review of the book here
Amazon		During June and July the book occupied the number 1 spot in Amazon's bestseller list for books on democracy in Political Science & Ideology (here) section and in the History section (here)
Times		The Life and Death is among the best history books for 'your holiday reading', according to the Times. The London paper calls the book 'the publishing event of the summer' (Read more)
The Daily Telegraph		self-improvement or trash, The Daily Telegraph ranked the Life and Death of Democracy alongside must-take holiday items, like women's electric shavers. (more here)
Museum of Australian Democracy		The Life and Death of Democracy provided the key source material for the opening timeline (2500 BCE to 1770 CE) featured at the new Museum of Australian Democracy. Located in the Old Parliament House, in the capital city of Canberra, the museum was officially opened on May 9th 2009 by the former Australian Prime Minister, the Hon R.J.L. Hawke AC. Images from the opening ceremony and further details of the collection can be found at http://moadoph.gov.au/
The Spanish reception of the book		In February 2010, John Keane delivered lectures and gave interviews about The Life and Death of Democracy in Spain. There was special interest in the birthplace of modern parliaments, Leon. Click here to read a selection of articles from Spanish media on the book and John Keane.