Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public

Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy
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The defect, Sandel maintains, lies in the impoverished vision of citizenship and community shared by Democrats and Republicans alike. American politics has lost its civic voice, leaving both liberals and conservatives unable to inspire the sense of community and civic engagement that self-government requires.
In search of a public philosophy adequate to our time, Sandel ranges across the American political experience, recalling the arguments of Jefferson and Hamilton, Lincoln and Douglas, Holmes and Brandeis, FDR and Reagan. He relates epic debates over slavery and industrial capitalism to contemporary controversies over the welfare state, religion, abortion, gay rights, and hate speech. Democracy's Discontent provides a new interpretation of the American political and constitutional tradition that offers hope of rejuvenating our civic life.
Country USA
Brand Belknap Press
Manufacturer Belknap Press
Binding Hardcover
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EANs 9780674197442
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy