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Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism / Paul Starr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, 2007.Description: xi, 276 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780465081868
  • 046508186X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320
LOC classification:
  • JC 574 S796f 2007
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Contents:
Liberalism and the discipline of power -- The creative reluctance of liberal statecraft -- The classical discipline -- Lineages of democratic liberalism -- Liberalism and the long crisis, 1914-1991 -- Why democratic liberalism works -- Up from socialism -- Statecraft and danger in a new world -- In this together : the democratic partnership now.
Review: "Liberalism in America is under siege. Conservatives now treat it as an epithet and even some progressives spurn it. But according to Paul Starr, liberalism is a sturdy public philosophy, deeply rooted in our traditions, capable of making America and the world more free and secure. Freedom's Power shows why liberalism works - and how it can work for America again."--BOOK JACKET.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JC 574 S796f 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000097371

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Liberalism and the discipline of power -- The creative reluctance of liberal statecraft -- The classical discipline -- Lineages of democratic liberalism -- Liberalism and the long crisis, 1914-1991 -- Why democratic liberalism works -- Up from socialism -- Statecraft and danger in a new world -- In this together : the democratic partnership now.

"Liberalism in America is under siege. Conservatives now treat it as an epithet and even some progressives spurn it. But according to Paul Starr, liberalism is a sturdy public philosophy, deeply rooted in our traditions, capable of making America and the world more free and secure. Freedom's Power shows why liberalism works - and how it can work for America again."--BOOK JACKET.

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