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Format: 1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780520940567

Content: American liberalism today is in a state of confusion and disarray, with the "L word" widely considered a term of derision. By examining both the historical past and the fractious present, Liberalism for a New Century restores a proud political tradition and carves out a formidable defense of its philosophical tenets. This manifesto for a New Liberalism issues an urgent and cogent call for the most important rethinking of its values since the late 1960s, when conservatives reenergized themselves after Barry Goldwater's infamous loss. The essays in this volume, most of them never before published, are written by a leading group of historians, journalists, and public intellectuals. Some of the nation's most highly respected liberal minds explore such topics as the classical liberal tradition, postmodernism's challenge to the American "Enlightenment," the civil rights era, the influence of twentieth-century radicals on American liberalism, the 1950s, tolerance, the cold war, and whether liberalism should have a large and aggressive vision. One essay considers liberalism in Iran and what American liberals might learn from this movement. Fast-paced and encompassing such hot-button issues as the family and religion, here are ringside-seat arguments between people who don't often get to engage with one another: right-leaning liberals like Peter Berkowitz and John Patrick Diggins, and leftier liberals like Michael Tomasky and Mona Harrington. The result is a lively and stimulating collection that articulates a clear-minded alternative to the conservative ascendancy in American history and offers a timely and essential contribution to the growing national debate.

Content: Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Liberalism, Past and Future Tense -- PART ONE: THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIBERALISM -- 1 The Liberal Spirit in America and Its Paradoxes -- 2 The Contemporary Critique of the Enlightenment: Its Irrelevance to America and Liberalism -- 3 Liberalism and the Conservative Imagination -- PART TWO: LIBERALISM AND AMERICAN VALUES -- 4 Liberalism and Belief -- 5 Liberal Tolerance at Middle Age -- 6 Liberalism and Democracy: A Troubled Marriage -- 7 What Liberals Owe to Radicals -- 8 Liberalism, Science, and the Future of Evolution -- 9 Liberalism and Family Values -- 10 Liberalism and Religion -- 11 Liberalism, Environmentalism, and the Promise of National Greatness -- PART THREE: LIBERALISM AND AMERICAN POWER -- 12 Liberalism, Internationalism, and Iran Today -- 13 Beyond Iraq: Toward a New Liberal Internationalism -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520250710

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780520250710

Language: English

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Format: XVII, 252 S.

ISBN: 978-0-520-24919-6 , 978-0-520-25071-0

Content: American liberalism today is in a state of confusion and disarray, with the "L word" widely considered a term of derision. By examining both the historical past and the fractious present, Liberalism for a New Century restores a proud political tradition and carves out a formidable defense of its philosophical tenets. This manifesto for a New Liberalism issues an urgent and cogent call for the most important rethinking of its values since the late 1960s, when conservatives reenergized themselves after Barry Goldwater's infamous loss. The essays in this volume, most of them never before published, are written by a leading group of historians, journalists, and public intellectuals. Some of the nation's most highly respected liberal minds explore such topics as the classical liberal tradition, postmodernism's challenge to the American "Enlightenment," the civil rights era, the influence of twentieth-century radicals on American liberalism, the 1950s, tolerance, the cold war, and whether liberalism should have a large and aggressive vision. One essay considers liberalism in Iran and what American liberals might learn from this movement. Fast-paced and encompassing such hot-button issues as the family and religion, here are ringside-seat arguments between people who don't often get to engage with one another: right-leaning liberals like Peter Berkowitz and John Patrick Diggins, and leftier liberals like Michael Tomasky and Mona Harrington. The result is a lively and stimulating collection that articulates a clear-minded alternative to the conservative ascendancy in American history and offers a timely and essential contribution to the growing national debate.

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Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Liberalismus ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Format: 1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9786612360190 , 1-282-36019-1 , 0-520-94056-3

Content: American liberalism today is in a state of confusion and disarray, with the "L word" widely considered a term of derision. By examining both the historical past and the fractious present, Liberalism for a New Century restores a proud political tradition and carves out a formidable defense of its philosophical tenets. This manifesto for a New Liberalism issues an urgent and cogent call for the most important rethinking of its values since the late 1960's, when conservatives reenergized themselves after Barry Goldwater's infamous loss. The essays in this volume, most of them never before published, are written by a leading group of historians, journalists, and public intellectuals. Some of the nation's most highly respected liberal minds explore such topics as the classical liberal tradition, postmodernism's challenge to the American "Enlightenment," the civil rights era, the influence of twentieth-century radicals on American liberalism, the 1950's, tolerance, the cold war, and whether liberalism should have a large and aggressive vision. One essay considers liberalism in Iran and what American liberals might learn from this movement. Fast-paced and encompassing such hot-button issues as the family and religion, here are ringside-seat arguments between people who don't often get to engage with one another: right-leaning liberals like Peter Berkowitz and John Patrick Diggins, and leftier liberals like Michael Tomasky and Mona Harrington. The result is a lively and stimulating collection that articulates a clear-minded alternative to the conservative ascendancy in American history and offers a timely and essential contribution to the growing national debate.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Introduction: Liberalism, Past And Future Tense -- , 1. The Liberal Spirit In America And Its Paradoxes -- , 2. The Contemporary Critique Of The Enlightenment: Its Irrelevance To America And Liberalism -- , 3. Liberalism And The Conservative Imagination -- , 4 Liberalism And Belief -- , 5. Liberal Tolerance At Middle Age -- , 6. Liberalism And Democracy: A Troubled Marriage -- , 7. What Liberals Owe To Radicals -- , 8. Liberalism, Science, And The Future Of Evolution -- , 9. Liberalism And Family Values -- , 10. Liberalism And Religion -- , 11. Liberalism, Environmentalism, And The Promise Of National Greatness -- , 12. Liberalism, Internationalism, And Iran Today -- , 13. Beyond Iraq: Toward A New Liberal Internationalism -- , Notes -- , Contributors -- , Index , English

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Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-25071-0

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520940567