[D66] Breaking Democracy's Spell

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  Breaking Democracy's Spell

  * John Dunn

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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.

*John Dunn* is emeritus professor of political theory at King’s College,
Cambridge, and one of the founders of the “Cambridge school” of
political thought.


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