The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy by David Runciman | Book Club

Suggested by: Extra
Pages to read: 230
ISBN: 9780691148687 (Originally listed edition & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What is the confidence trap?
•What are the advantages and disadvantages of democracy?
•What is democratic complacency?
•What did Tocqueville think of American politics?
•What are the criticisms of democracy?
•How do the news effect democracy?
•What do democracies think of war?
•What crisis did democracy face during 1918?
•What did the Bolsheviks think of American democracy?
•What crisis did democracy face during 1933?
•What crisis did democracy face during 1947?
•What crisis did democracy face during 1974?
•What crisis did democracy face during 1989?
•What is The End Of History?
•Is Japan a democracy?
•What crisis did democracy face during 2008?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.