Paul N. Goldstene

Democracy and Its Enemies

The American Struggle for the Enlightenment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

America emerged from the Enlightenment, thus the prevailing elements of politics in the United States are echoes of struggles amongst the moderate, the conservative, and the radical Enlightenment. This books attempts to understand the changing realities of power in the United States, as well as how they become authorized by attaining consent.

Produktdetails

• Political Theory for Today
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781498581745
• ISBN-10: 1498581749
• Artikelnr.: 53214660

Autorenporträt

Paul N. Goldstene is professor emeritus at California State University, Sacramento.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
Liberal Economics as a System of Power Chapter 2
The Conservative Consequences of Liberal Supremacy Chapter 3
The Romantic Assault on the Enlightenment Chapter 4
Democracy and the Idea of Progress Chapter 5
The Material Conditions of Democracy Chapter 6
The Problem of Majorities Chapter 7
A Liberal System Under Assault Chapter 8
The American Version of Corporatism Chapter 9
Pluralism, the Enlightenment, and Science Chapter 10
From Liberal Man to Democratic Man