{"product_id":"9789351508113","title":"Essays on Modernism, Democracy and Well-being","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tour de force in understanding the failure of democracy in providing human well-being.Has democracy ended human suffering, a task that the political system set out for itself? Or is democracy incompatible with modernity and, therefore, fails to achieve human well-being? If so, are we left with any option? The book asks these acutely political questions and states emphatically that democracy has failed to ensure the well-being of humanity as a whole. Further, it tries to answer this by exploring the Gandhian alternative to modernism and democracy in contemporary times. In the words of the authors themselves, ‘We are aware that in a world divided into a number of ideological camps, the way out suggested in this book will invite ridicule and accusation of orthodoxy. However, the truth has to be told, no matter what the reaction′.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ramashray Roy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54164812661054,"sku":"9789351508113","price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/files\/9789351508113.jpg?v=1787320875","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9789351508113","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}