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Breaking Democracy's Spell (Hardcover)
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Breaking Democracy's Spell (Hardcover)
Series: The Henry L. Stimson Lectures
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In this timely and important work, eminent political theorist John
Dunn argues that democracy is not synonymous with good government.
The author explores the labyrinthine reality behind the basic
concept of democracy, demonstrating how the political system that
people in the West generally view as straightforward and obvious
is, in fact, deeply unclear and, in many cases, dysfunctional.
Consisting of four thought-provoking lectures, Dunn's book sketches
the path by which democracy became the only form of government with
moral legitimacy, analyzes the contradictions and pitfalls of
modern American democracy, and challenges the academic world to
take responsibility for giving the world a more coherent
understanding of this widely misrepresented political institution.
Suggesting that the supposedly ideal marriage of liberal economics
with liberal democracy can neither ensure its continuance nor even
address the problems of contemporary life, this courageous analysis
attempts to show how we came to be so gripped by democracy's spell
and why we must now learn to break it.
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