Voltaire's Bastards - The Dictatorship of Reason in the West

Penguin Canada, 1993. Note: Cover may differ from that shown. Secondhand wear. Foxing to page edges, dent to spine, and pen mark on cover.

What flaw in Western democracies leaves so many of their citizens feeling frustrated and disempowered? How did the arms trade become the single largest industry in a world that is ostensibly at peace? Why have Washington, Wall Street, and Hollywood all failed?