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  • The Essential Civil Society Reader

    The Classic Essays

    There is a growing anxiety about the basic health of society. Everywhere we see the fraying of the social fabric, the decline of families, the absence of consensus on unifying moral principles, and the disappearance of community and voluntary associations. Around the world, politicians and intellectuals of all political persuasions seek to restore civil society by cultivating stronger public ... Leer más

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  • Why Liberalism Failed

    Series series Politics and Culture
    Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded?Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century—fascism, communism, and liberalism—only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism’s proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is ... Leer más

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  • A Dream Deferred

    The Second Betrayal of Black Freedom in America

    de Shelby Steele ...
    Award-winning author Shelby Steele's essay collection A Dream Deferred reveals the untold story behind the polarized racial politics in America today.A New York Times Notable BookThrough thought-provoking insights, National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Shelby Steele argues that a second betrayal of black freedom in the United States—the first one being segregation—emerged from the civil rights ... Leer más

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  • The Forest and the Trees

    Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise

    de Allan Johnson ...
    New Third Edition!If sociology could teach everyone just one thing, what would it be? The Forest and the Trees is one sociologist's response to the hypothetical-the core insight with the greatest potential to change how people see the world and themselves in relation to it.This Third Edition features:• Updated key references, data, resources, and examples, from global warming, Obama's election, ... Leer más

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  • Practical Utopia

    Strategies for a Desirable Society

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  • When the People Speak:Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation

    Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation

    de James Fishkin ...
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  • The Fractured Republic

    Renewing America's Social Contract in the Age of Individualism

    de Yuval Levin ...
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  • The Politics of Rights

    Lawyers, Public Policy, and Political Change

    Stuart A. Scheingold's landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and thirty years later it still stands as a pioneering and provocative work, bridging political science and sociolegal studies. In the preface to this new edition, the author provides a cogent analysis of the burgeoning scholarship that has been built on the ... Leer más

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  • A Larger Sense of Purpose

    Higher Education and Society

    Series series The William G. Bowen Series
    Universities were once largely insular institutions whose purview extended no further than the campus gates. Not anymore. Today's universities have evolved into multifaceted organizations with complex connections to government, business, and the community. This thought-provoking book by Harold Shapiro, former president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan, and Chairman of ... Leer más

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    Injustice, Dissent, and Reform

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    Winner of the Spitz Prize, Conference for the Study of Political ThoughtWinner of the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book AwardWhy do American ghettos persist? Scholars and commentators often identify some factor—such as single motherhood, joblessness, or violent street crime—as the key to solving the problem and recommend policies accordingly. But, Tommie Shelby argues, these ... Leer más

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  • The State of Democratic Theory

    de Ian Shapiro ...
    What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? In The State of Democratic Theory, Ian Shapiro offers a critical assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, lays out his distinctive alternative, and explores its implications for policy and political action.Some accounts of democracy's purposes focus on aggregating ... Leer más

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  • The Politics Of Law

    A Progressive Critique, Third Edition

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    The Politics of Law is the most widely read critique of the nature and role of the law in American society. This revised edition continues the book's concrete focus on the major subjects and fields of law. New essays on emerging fields and the latest trends and cases have been added to updated versions of the now-classic essays from earlier editions.A unique assortment of leading scholars and ... Leer más

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