Format:
XI, 196 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780813145044
,
9780813145068
Content:
Preface: the triumph of ambition and the collapse of citizenship? -- Introduction : the paradox of power in America -- The ambition of moral citizens : belonging and the limits of the moral community -- The ambition of interests : American constitutionalism -- The ambition of popular control : Jacksonian democracy and American populism -- The ambition to recover democratic excellence : Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- To flatter and obey : the triumph of ambition -- Keeping ambition accountable : a place for political parties -- Conclusion : the collapse of modern citizenship
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index
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Preface: the triumph of ambition and the collapse of citizenship?Introduction : the paradox of power in America -- The ambition of moral citizens : belonging and the limits of the moral community -- The ambition of interests : American constitutionalism -- The ambition of popular control : Jacksonian democracy and American populism -- The ambition to recover democratic excellence : Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- To flatter and obey : the triumph of ambition -- Keeping ambition accountable : a place for political parties -- Conclusion : the collapse of modern citizenship.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813145051
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Ehrgeiz
;
Macht
;
Politisches System
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Politische Kultur
;
USA
;
Ehrgeiz
;
Macht
;
Politisches System
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Politische Kultur