American liberalism : an interpretation for our time / John McGowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGowan, John, 1953-

Series:

H. Eugene & Lillian Youngs Lehman

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--United States.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Americans live in a liberal democracy. Yet, although democracy is widely touted today, liberalism is scorned by both the right and the left. The United States stands poised between its liberal democratic tradition and the illiberal alternatives of liberalism's critics. In an engaging and informative discussion, McGowan offers a ringing endorsement of American liberalism's basic principles, values, and commitments. He explains that the liberalism of the founders distributed power widely in order to limit the power any one entity could exercise over others. Their aim was to provide for all an ef

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: America at the Crossroads; BOOK ONE: LIBERALISM: PRINCIPLES AND VALUES; BOOK TWO: LIBERALISM'S CRITICS; BOOK THREE: HISTORICAL INTERLUDE; BOOK FOUR: DEMOCRACY; CONCLUSION: Liberal versus Illiberal Democracy; APPENDIX: Relevant Facts and Figures; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798890882646

9780807885079

080788507X

9780807885086

0807885088

OCLC:

476190273