Screen LibraryOn American freedom : a critique of the country's core value with a reform agenda /
"On American Freedom critiques the value of freedom as it is now manifest in America's political, economic, and cultural life in light of a more robust value of freedom coordinated around human dignity and civic participation. Drawing from historic sources as diverse as James Madison, Adam...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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"On American Freedom critiques the value of freedom as it is now manifest in America's political, economic, and cultural life in light of a more robust value of freedom coordinated around human dignity and civic participation. Drawing from historic sources as diverse as James Madison, Adam Smith, and Catherine Beecher - as well as from contemporary sources like George W. Bush and Bob Dylan - the book paints a bleak picture of this most cherished American value. At the same time, On American Freedom outlines a reform initiative that will secure a more preferred value of freedom by simply by r |
| Carrier Form: | x, 214 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9781137435897 (hardback) : 1137435895 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | JC599 |
| CLC: | D771.22 |
| Call Number: | D771.22/M876 |
| Contents: | Introduction: The Puzzle of Freedom -- From Republics to a National Empire -- The Return of Feudalism -- American Stoicism -- A Place for Freedom. |