American political thought : an alternative view / edited by Jonathan Keller and Alex Zamalin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keller, Jonathan, 1970- editor.

Zamalin, Alex, 1986- editor.

Series:

Routledge series on identity politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--United States.

Political science.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 185 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

The twenty-first century presents unique political challenges, like increasing concern over racially based police brutality and mass incarceration, continuing economic and gender inequality, the rise of conservative and libertarian politics, and the appropriate role of religion in American politics. Current scholarship in American political thought research neither adequately responds to the contemporary moment in American politics nor fully captures the depth and scope of this rich tradition. This collection of essays offers an innovative expansion of the American political tradition. By exposing the major ideas and thinkers of the four major yet still underappreciated alternative traditions of American political thought-African American, feminist, radical and conservative-this book challenges the boundaries of American political thinking about such values like freedom, justice, equality, democracy, economy, rights, identity, and the role of the state in American life. These traditions, the various authors show in different ways, not only present a much fuller and more accurate characterization of what counts as American political thought, they are also especially unique for the conceptual resources they provide for addressing contemporary developments in American politics. Offering an original and substantive interpretation of thinkers and movements, American Political Thought will help students understand how to put American political thought into conversation with contemporary debates in political theory. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I African American and Feminist Political Thought 17

1 African American Political Thought, Democracy, and Freedom / Alex Zamalin Zamalin, Alex 19

2 Culture, Race, and, Sovereignty: Problems in Contemporary Black Thought / Utz McKnight McKnight, Utz 29

3 Andre Lorde and the Poetics of Love; In the Movement for Black Lives / Laura Grattan Grattan, Laura 42

4 Against Nostalgia: The Political Theory of Ida B. Wells / Jill Locke Locke, Jill 55

5 Revolutionary Pasts and Transnational Futures: "Home Lessons" from US Radical and Third World Feminisms / Jocelyn M. Boryczka Boryczka, Jocelyn M. 72

Part II Radical American Political Thought 93

6 The Dispossession of the Public and the "Common Benefits" Clause: Working Against Neoliberal Oligarchy through US State Constitutions / Shannon L. Mariotti Mariotti, Shannon L. 95

7 John Dewey and the Geography of Power / Jason Kosnoski Kosnoski, Jason 111

8 Counter-Patriotism and American Radical Politics / Maxwell Burkey Burkey, Maxwell 127

Part III Conservative Political Thought 141

9 An Alternative Tradition in Conservative Political Economy / Peter Kolozi Kolozi, Peter 143

10 A Rich Tapestry: Varieties of Conservative Jurisprudence / David G. Leitch Leitch, David G. 157

11 The Christian Right and the American Biblical Tradition / Jonathan Keller Keller, Jonathan 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138666351

1138666351

9781138666368

113866636X

OCLC:

965154085