{"product_id":"demagoguery-and-democracy-paperback","title":"Demagoguery and Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Roberts-Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clear-eyed guide to demagoguery--and how we can defeat it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is demagoguery? \u003c\/b\u003eSome demagogues are easy to spot: They rise to power through pandering, charisma, and prejudice. But, as professor Patricia Roberts-Miller explains, a demagogue is \u003ci\u003eanyone \u003c\/i\u003ewho reduces all questions to \u003ci\u003eus \u003c\/i\u003evs. \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy is it dangerous? \u003c\/b\u003eDemagoguery is democracy's greatest threat. It erodes rational debate, so that intelligent policymaking grinds to a halt. The idea that \u003ci\u003ewe \u003c\/i\u003enever fall for it--that all the blame lies with \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e--is equally dangerous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we stop it? \u003c\/b\u003eDemagogues follow predictable patterns in what they say and do to gain power. The key to resisting demagoguery is to name it when you see it--and to know where it leads.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 5.9 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47539956809949,"sku":"9781615196760","price":9.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/MlhWUE1NVjVpSWZpQm95a2ZieTZiZz09.webp?v=1772572974","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/demagoguery-and-democracy-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}