The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader - Rilegato

McWilliams, Wilson Carey

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ISBN 10: 0813130131 ISBN 13: 9780813130132

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Kentucky, 2011

Riassunto

In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933--2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to America's dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American democracy.

In The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader, editors Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams, daughter of the famed intellectual, have assembled key essays, articles, reviews, and lectures that trace McWilliams's evolution as a scholar and explain his often controversial views on education, religion, and literature. The book also showcases his thoughts and opinions on prominent twentieth-century figures such as George Orwell and Leo Strauss. The first comprehensive volume of Wilson Carey McWilliams' collected writings, The Democratic Soul will be welcomed by scholars of political science and American political thought as a long-overdue contribution to the field.

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L'autore:

Patrick J. Deneen is the Frank Potenziani Associate Professor of Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Democratic Faith and The Odyssey of Political Theory: The Politics of Departure and Return.

Susan J. McWilliams is assistant professor of politics at Pomona College. She is the author of numerous articles published in journals and edited volumes. She lives in Claremont, California.

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• Editore: Univ Pr of Kentucky
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0813130131
• ISBN 13: 9780813130132
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 430
• Redattore: Deneen Patrick J., Mcwilliams Susan J.