Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism /
Starr, Paul, 1949-
Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism / Paul Starr. - New York : Basic Books, 2007. - xi, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780465081868 046508186X
2006031409
GBA724159 bnb
013704343 Uk
Liberalism.
Liberalismo.
JC 574 / S796f 2007
320
Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism / Paul Starr. - New York : Basic Books, 2007. - xi, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9780465081868 046508186X
2006031409
GBA724159 bnb
013704343 Uk
Liberalism.
Liberalismo.
JC 574 / S796f 2007
320