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Democracy in Darkness: Secrecy and Transparency in the Age of Revolutions

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How debates over secrecy and transparency in politics during the eighteenth century shaped modern democracy

“Thought—provoking. . . . As Carter’s history shows with wonderful nuance, democratic governance is about a process of ongoing negotiation, not merely being in the know.”—Bronwen Everill, Foreign Policy

Does democracy die in darkness, as the saying suggests? This book reveals that modern democracy was born in secrecy, despite the widespread conviction that transparency was its very e...