""Local Self-Government Unmystified"" is a book written by Joshua Toulmin Smith in 1857. The book is a defense of local self-government against the centralist manifesto that was prevalent in the mid-19th century. Smith argues that local self-government is the most practical and effective way to govern a society, as it allows for a more direct and responsive relationship between the people and their government. He also argues that this system is grounded...