Liberal Modernism and Democratic Individuality: George Kateb and the Practices of Politics - Couverture souple

Sarat, Austin

 
9780691025957: Liberal Modernism and Democratic Individuality: George Kateb and the Practices of Politics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0691025959 ISBN 13 : 9780691025957
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2006

Synopsis

For over thirty years, George Kateb--along with John Rawls, the late Judith Shklar, and Sir Isaiah Berlin--has been one of liberal political theory's most distinctive voices. An eloquent spokesman for the moral dimensions of individual rights and constitutional democracy, he is a fierce critic of statism and communitarianism and a staunch advocate of individualism in the struggle against all forms of paternalism, conformity, and group-think. Kateb's broad concern as a political theorist has been to unveil the cultural, moral, and existential dimensions of constitutionalism in America. The essays in this book are assembled in his honor, but they are not only celebratory; they pay him homage through their authors' effort to understand the fate of democratic individuality in the modern age. John Hollander and Cornel West contribute reflections on Kateb as a person and a political theorist. Dana Villa, Judith Shklar, and Thomas Dumm write on political theory and the claims of democratic individuality. Democratic individuality and the politics of identity are discussed by Tracy Strong, William Connolly, Benjamin Barber, and Leslie Theile; culture, sensibility, and the self, by David Bromwich, Helene Keyssar, Kim Townsend, and George Shulman. Democratic individuality and civic action are the subjects of essays by Amy Gutmann, Jeffrey Abramson, and Austin Sarat.

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À propos de l?auteur

Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science and Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College. Dana Villa is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Amherst College.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691025959
ISBN 13 
9780691025957
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
360
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0691025967 ISBN 13 :  9780691025964
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1996
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