The Vital Center is an eloquent and incisive defense of liberal democracy against its rivals to the left and to the right, communism and fascism. Originally published in 1949, it shows how the failures of free society led to the disenchantment of the masses with democracy, and sharpened the appeal of totalitarian solutions. The book calls for a radical reconstruction of the democratic polity based on a realistic understanding of human limitations and frailties.
- ISBN10 1412855632
- ISBN13 9781412855631
- Publish Date 30 October 2014 (first published 30 January 1997)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Transaction Publishers
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 235
- Language English