Our own worst enemy the assault from within on modern democracy
"Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble--but who is really to blame? In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depict...
| Main Author: | Nichols, Thomas M., 1960- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Our own worst enemy
- A hunger for apocalypse : the perils of peace and plenty
- The nicest people you'll ever dislike : when good neighbors are bad citizens
- "Is there no virtue among us?" Democracy in an age of rage and resentment
- System failure? Human suffering and the case against liberal democracy
- Hello, I hate you : how hyper-connection is destroying democracy
- Conclusion: Is there a road back?