{"product_id":"breaking-democracys-spell-9780300179910","title":"Breaking Democracys Spell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that democracy is not synonymous with good government. This book 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Of the many excellent philosophers of democracy working today, John Dunn of Cambridge University is the one best attuned to its paradoxes.”  —Christopher Caldwell, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Christopher Caldwell * Fiancial Times *\u003cbr\u003e“Intellectually bracing . . . Dunn—who has been for decades one of the most articulate critics in the face of democratic triumphalism—now seeks to clear a path out of the maze of our ill-founded aspirations and confusions. In \u003ci\u003eBreaking Democracy’s Spell\u003c\/i\u003e, he has concentrated on how, despite all appearances, we have never really known what democratic rule is in the first place.”—Thomas Meaney, \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e -- Thomas Meaney * Nation *","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767274701143,"sku":"9780300179910","price":51.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300179910.jpg?v=1758712776","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breaking-democracys-spell-9780300179910","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}