{"product_id":"a-preface-to-politics-paperback","title":"A Preface to Politics: A Study of 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\u003eWalter Lippmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA foundational work of modern political thought examining public opinion, leadership, and the psychological forces shaping democratic society.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1913, \u003cem\u003eA Preface to Politics\u003c\/em\u003e established Walter Lippmann as one of the most perceptive political thinkers of the twentieth century. Written at a moment of profound social transformation, the book confronts the inadequacies of inherited political forms in an age of industrial complexity and mass democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLippmann argues that political behaviour is driven less by abstract principle than by habit, emotion, and collective psychology. He calls for a politics grounded not in rigid ideology but in informed intelligence, social experimentation, and adaptive leadership. Moving beyond partisanship, he seeks to diagnose the structural weaknesses of democratic systems while preserving their moral promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth analytical and reformist in spirit, \u003cem\u003eA Preface to Politics\u003c\/em\u003e anticipates many of the themes Lippmann would later develop in \u003cem\u003ePublic Opinion\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Phantom Public\u003c\/em\u003e. It remains an essential text for readers interested in the evolution of liberal thought, democratic theory, and the responsibilities of citizenship in the modern state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953422254265,"sku":"9781515449492","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/zcn0JcdVn59781515449492.webp?v=1783578061","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/a-preface-to-politics-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}