Musical democracy

"Musical metaphors abound in political theory and music often accompanies political movements, yet music is seldom regarded as political communication. In this groundbreaking book, Nancy S. Love explores how music functions as metaphor and model for democracy in the work of political theorists and activist musicians. She examines deliberative democratic theorists - Jurgen Habermas and John Rawls - who employ musical metaphors to express the sense of justice that animates their discourse ideals."--Jacket.