On American freedom : a critique of the country's core value with a reform agenda / Kenneth E. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Kenneth Earl, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Liberty--Philosophy.

Federal government--United States.

Federal government.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"On American Freedom critiques the value of freedom as it is now manifest in America's political, economic, and cultural life in light of a more robust value of freedom coordinated around human dignity and civic participation. Drawing from historic sources as diverse as James Madison, Adam Smith, and Catherine Beecher - as well as from contemporary sources like George W. Bush and Bob Dylan - the book paints a bleak picture of this most cherished American value. At the same time, On American Freedom outlines a reform initiative that will secure a more preferred value of freedom by simply by reconfiguring the federal system to include reorganized and empowered city-states capable of serving as sites for a fuller form of freedom than Americans now enjoy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

1. Introduction: The Puzzle of Freedom2. From Republics to a National Empire3. The Return of Feudalism4. American Stoicism5. A Place for Freedom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781137435897

1137435895

OCLC:

873726140

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