James Young

Reconsidering American Liberalism

The Troubled Odyssey Of The Liberal Idea

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a powerful survey of the whole of U.S. political thought and a trenchant critique of contemporary political debates. It is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of U.S. political thought or, indeed, about the future of the country itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 806g
• ISBN-13: 9780367317614
• ISBN-10: 0367317613
• Artikelnr.: 57783021

Autorenporträt

James Young is professor emeritus of political science at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York and now an independent scholar working in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the author of The Politics of Affluence and editor of Consensus and Conflict: Readings in American Politics. He is the author of many articles and reviews in both professional journals and popular journals of opinion on political theory and thought.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Role of Liberalism in American Politics
The Ambiguous Legacy of Puritanism
John Locke and the Theory of Liberal Constitutionalism
Liberalism, Republicanism, and Revolution
Liberalism, Republicanism, and the Constitution
Defining the Constitutional Text and the Emergence of Party Politics
Some Notes on Jacksonian Democracy
Abolition and the Crisis of Liberalism
Laissez
Faire Conservatism and the Legitimation of Corporate Capitalism
The Dilemmas of Populist Reform
The Problem of Progressivism
The New Deal and the Apotheosis of Reform
Liberalism in Search of New Directions
Race, Gender, Difference, and Equality
Liberalism in Retreat: The Conservative Critique
Rights
Based Liberalism
Problems of Liberalism: Rights, Economy, Community, and the State
Conclusion