{"product_id":"democracy-in-spite-of-the-larry-alan-busk-9781538148174","title":"Democracy in Spite of the Demos: From Arendt to the Frankfurt School","description":"The value of democracy is taken for granted today, even by those interested in criticizing the fundamental structures of society. Things would be better, the argument goes, if only things were more democratic. The word \"democracy\" means \"the power of the people,\" and scholars with a critical and progressive outlook often invoke this meaning as a way of justifying the honorific status accorded to the term: the power of the people to resist racism, sexism, imperialism, climate change, etc. But if the people have the power to \u003ci\u003eresist \u003c\/i\u003ethese structures of domination and inequality, they also have the power to \u003ci\u003ereinforce \u003c\/i\u003ethem. By treating democracy as an end in itself, political theorists of a critical bent overwhelmingly assume that the \u003ci\u003edemos\u003c\/i\u003e, if given the opportunity, will advance progressive or even radical politics. But given the recent successes of right-wing populism, and the persistence of pathological views such as climate skepticism, is this assumption still warranted? If not, then can democracy really save us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Alan Busk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 153814817X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538148174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Larry Alan Busk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981310132479,"sku":"9781538148174","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77199c34-569a-4078-8e15-398467ad0162.jpg?v=1683254837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-in-spite-of-the-larry-alan-busk-9781538148174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}