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OverviewIn this thought-provoking collection, leading scholars explore democracy in the United States from a sweeping variety of perspectives. A dozen contributors consider the nature and prospects of democracy as it relates to the American experience-free markets, religion, family life, the Cold War, higher education, and more. These probing essays bring American democracy into fresh focus, complete with its idealism, its moral greatness, its disappointments, and its contradictions. Based on DeVane lectures delivered at Yale University, these writings examine large themes and ask important questions: Why do democratic societies, and the United States in particular, tolerate profound economic inequality? Has the United States ever been truly democratic? How has democratic aspiration influenced the development of practices as diverse as education, religious worship, and family life? With deep insights and lively discussion, the authors expand our understanding of what democracy has meant in the past, how it functions now, and what its course may be in the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jedediah Purdy , Anthony T. Kronman , Cynthia FarrarPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780300102567ISBN 10: 0300102569 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 June 2004 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsInteresting reflections on democracy in the United States by eminent thinkers in a variety of disciplines. Michael Lind, New America Foundation """Interesting reflections on democracy in the United States by eminent thinkers in a variety of disciplines."" Michael Lind, New America Foundation""" Author InformationJedediah Purdy is a graduate of Yale Law School and the author of Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World and For Common Things: Irony, Trust and Commitment in America Today. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |