"Uncompromising and unconventional . . . Cornel West is an
eloquent prophet with attitude." -- Newsweek"
"A timely
analysis about the current state of democratic systems in America."
-- The Boston Globe
In Democracy
Matters, Cornel West argues that if America is to become a better
steward of democratization around the world, we must first wake up to
the long history of corruption that has plagued our own democracy:
racism, free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism, and
escalating authoritarianism.
This impassioned and
empowering call for the revitalization of America's democracy, by one
of our most distinctive and compelling social critics, will reshape
the raging national debate about America's role in today's troubled
world.