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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13
9780674197459
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94531398
Product Key Features
Author
Michael J. Sandel
Publication Name
Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Politics, History
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
472g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael J. Sandel
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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