Democracy and Its Friendly Critics Tocqueville and Political Life Today |
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| Contribution by:
| Deneen, Patrick J.
Guerra, Marc D.
Hancock, Ralph C.
Holland, Matthew S.
Knippenberg, Joseph M.
Lawler, Peter Augustine
Mahoney, Daniel J.
Mansfield, Harvey C.
McWilliams, Wilson Carey
Nichols, David K.
Nichols, Mary P.
Seaton, Paul
Tessitore, Aristide
Winthrop, Delba |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-0762-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the meaning of work in contemporary American life. Taking innovative and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the contributors include some of today's leading figures in political philosophy.
Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the meaning of work in contemporary American life. Taking innovative and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the contributors include some of today's leading figures in political philosophy.