American Liberalism
An Interpretation for Our Time
2007
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-8524-6 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-8524-6 (ISBN)
Americans live in a liberal democracy. Yet, although democracy is widely touted today, liberalism is scorned by both the right and the left. The United States stands poised between its liberal democratic tradition and the illiberal alternatives of liberalism's critics. In an engaging and informative discussion, McGowan offers a ringing endorsement of American liberalism's basic principles, values, and commitments. He explains that the liberalism of the founders distributed power widely in order to limit the power any one entity could exercise over others. Their aim was to provide for all an effective freedom that combined the right to self-determination with the ability to achieve one's self-chosen goals. In tracing this history, McGowan offers a clear vision of liberalism's foundational values as America's best guarantee today of liberty and the peace in which to exercise it.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.11.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8078-8524-X / 080788524X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-8524-6 / 9780807885246 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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