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

Penguin Canada, 1993. Note: Cover may differ from that shown. Secondhand wear and marks to cover, foxing to page edges and endpapers.

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?