A passion for democracy : American essays / Benjamin R. Barber.
A passion for democracy : American essays / Benjamin R. Barber.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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xii, 293 p. ; 25 cm.
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Pt. I. American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights. Ch. 1. Liberal Democracy and the Costs of Consent. Ch. 2. Foundationalism and Democracy. Ch. 3. Why Democracy Must Be Liberal: An Epitaph for Marxism. Ch. 4. The Compromised Republic: Public Purposelessness in America. Ch. 5. The Rights of W...
Ch. 13. The Civic Mission of the University. Ch. 14. Service, Citizenship, and Democracy: Civic Duty as an Entailment of Civil Right. Ch. 15. Cultural Conservatism and Democratic Education: Lessons from the Sixties. Ch. 16. America Skips School: Why We Talk So Much about Education and Do So Little....
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.
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New Jersey
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c1998.
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"Benjamin Barber is one of America's preeminent political theorists. He has been a significant voice in the continuing debate about the nature and role of democracy in the contemporary world. A Passion for Democracy collects twenty of his most important writings on American democracy. In these pieces, Barber argues for participatory democracy witho...
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A passion for democracy : American essays / Benjamin R. Barber.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1998.
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0691057664 (CL : acid-free paper)
9780691057668 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
0691057664 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780691057668 :
0691057664 :
9780691057668 (CL : acid-free paper)
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320.473
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