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A Financial Times Book to Read in 2024 Penguin Allen Lane February 2024 A sparkling account of people power through the ages, and how to save it from itself . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition THE GUARDIAN Read review A political philosopher explores the flaws and weaknesses of people power in a world defined by competition, wealth and greatness, and looks at the roles citizens must play in order to keep democracy alive. |
Highly stimulating, wonderfully readable. . . Wherever she darts in history, Benner is a terrific guide. Her analysis of democracy's strengths and weaknesses is forensic |
Lively, accessible. . . A plea to throw out the self-satisfied view that western democracy is some kind of political perfection |