Redeeming American Political Thought

Foreword Dennis F. Thompson Pt. 1: American Thinkers 1: Alexander Hamilton and the Language of Political Science 2: A Friendship 3: Hawthorne in Utopia 4: Emerson and the Inhibitions of Democracy 5: An Education for America: Tocqueville, Hawthorne, Emerson 6: The Education of Henry Adams 7: Redeeming American Political Theory Pt. 2: American Distinctiveness 8: Positive Liberty, Negative Liberty in the United States 9: The Boundaries of Democracy 10: The American Idea of Aristocracy 11: A New Constitution for a New Nation 12: Democracy and the Past: Jefferson and His Heirs 13: Democratic Customs Index

Riassunto

In these 13 essays, Judith Shklar explores two themes crucial to discussions of American democracy: the tension between expansive political equality and persistent social inequality; and "redeeming" American thought for those who believe it lacks the complexity and depth of the European tradition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Judith N. Shklar, Shklar Judith N.
• Con la collaborazione di: Stanley Hoffmann (Editore), Stanley (Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor Hoffmann (Editore), Hoffmann Stanley (Editore), Dennis F. Thompson (Editore), Dennis F. (Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy Thompson (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.01.1998
• EAN: 9780226753485
• ISBN: 978-0-226-75348-5
• Pagine: 228
• Dimensioni: 17 mm x 23 mm x 1 mm
• Peso: 340 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory