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University of California Press Liberalism in Modern Japan
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Lloyd George
Book SynopsisAssesses the main features of Lloyd George's career from his early days when he established a reputation as a fiery radical, his work as a social reformer, his stance vis-a-vis the Boer War, his career during World War I and his work in the peace-making process, and his later years out of office.Trade Review"Comes as near as anything can to consensus estimate of uniquely contentious subject." "But for the compactness founded upon wide research, it is admirable." Literary Review "Carrying already an enviable reputation as the leading authority on Lloyd George's complex relationship with the British labour movement, Professor Wrigley now moves throught the whole span of his subject's career, from the era of Gladstonian Liberalism to the crises of the Second World War, with assuredness and insight. A thorough command of the existing secondary literature is complemented by the skilled use of illustrative material from primary sources." "A great strength of this slim volume is its accessibility, it can be read with profit by the under-graduate audience for whom it is designed." History "This book is a comprehensive biographical essay which surveys all aspects of Lloyd George's career. An historical introduction is followed by five chapters which successfully combine thematic and chronological approaches to the statesman's life." "This is a reliable, balanced and well-written book, giving a good overview of recent research." "An excellent introductin for students." David PowellTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. The Welsh Nonconformist Politician. 3. From Old Style Radical to New Liberal. 4. From 'Pro-Boer' to 'The Man Who Won the War'. 5. A Fit World and a Fit Land to Live in?. 6. Lloyd George and the Liberal Party. 7. The Welsh Wizard. Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University Press Only Paradoxes to Offer
Book SynopsisWhen feminists argued for political rights in the context of liberal democracy, they insisted that the differences between men and women were irrelevant for citizenship. Yet by acting on behalf of women, they introduced the very idea of difference they sought to eliminate. Scott reads feminist history in terms of this paradox.Trade ReviewIn her subtle and provocative new book, Joan Scott convincingly argues that the exclusion of women was central to the logic of French republicanism in the 19th century, and she traces the workings of this logic through the eyes of its most persistent feminist critics. -- Joshua Cole * Village Voice Literary Supplement *Readers of this book will enjoy discovering (or rediscovering) four compelling women, while marveling at how the terms of earlier feminism are at once familiar and strange. Rather than taking the category of women for granted as the subject of feminist discourse and politics, Scott argues that feminist agency is itself profoundly paradoxical...[T]his book contributes a probing intellectual history of the central questions in modern feminist thought which will also add much to contemporary feminist inquiry. -- Joan B. Landes * American Political Science Review *Joan Scott's tour de force is written with clarity, grace, humor, trenchant knowledge, imagination, and a sense of the politically extravagant...After Scott's brilliant book, none of us will be able to read French feminism in the same way again. -- Judith Butler, University of California, BerkeleyIt is the sense of feminism as dynamic, searching, inventive, historically specific, and often divided against itself, rather than abstract, timeless, or doctrinaire, that gives this story its spin. -- Laura Englestein, Princeton UniversityA feminist's history of feminist history, one that is likely to shape the debate not simply over the history of gender but over the larger questions of political and cultural history. -- Mark Poster, University of California, IrvineThose interested in feminism, postmodernism, historiography, and/or the fundamental assumptions that sustain contemporary political debates will find this book richly rewarding. Philosophers of science concerned with the methodological production of facticity will find this work exemplary of the contributions of postmodernism to the construction of the past. -- Mary Hawkesworth * Canadian Philosophical Reviews *Only Paradoxes to Offer is a valuable and stimulating book which synthesises a number of theoretical issues and applies them in original ways to specific historical contexts. It will be of great value to scholars engaged in feminist critical theory, women's studies and French history. -- Felicia Gordon * Women's Philosophy Review [UK] *The four feminists examined in this book all had differing ideas about [the] problem of women's 'equality' or 'difference', ideas that Scott clearly shows to be a product of the dominant political discourses of their time...[Only Paradoxes to Offer] is successful and important in its exposure of the internal contradictions, dilemmas and 'obsessive repetitions' of the feminist experience. -- Jane Freedman * Modern and Contemporary France [UK] *Table of ContentsPreface Rereading the History of Feminism The Uses of Imagination: Olympe de Gouges in the French Revolution The Duties of the Citizen: Jeanne Deroin in the Revolution of 1848 The Rights of "the Social": Hubertine Auclert and the Politics of the Third Republic The Radical Individualism of Madeleine Pelletier Citizens but Not Individuals: The Vote and After Notes Index
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Princeton University Press Liberal Nationalism
Book SynopsisThis is a most timely, intelligent, well-written, and absorbing essay on a central and painful social and political problem of our time.Isaiah BerlinThe major achievement of this remarkable book is a critical theory of nationalism, worked through historical and contemporary examples, explaining the value of national commitments and defining their moral limits. Tamir explores a set of problems that philosophers have been notably reluctant to take on, and leaves us all in her debt.Michael WalzerIn this provocative work, Yael Tamir urges liberals not to surrender the concept of nationalism to conservative, chauvinist, or racist ideologies. In her view, liberalism, with its respect for personal autonomy, reflection, and choice, and nationalism, with its emphasis on belonging, loyalty, and solidarity, are not irreconcilable. Here she offers a new theory, liberal nationalism, which allows each set of values to accommodate the other. Tamir sees nationalism as an affirmationTrade Review"As this century staggers to its balkanized end, it is harder than ever to believe, with Mazzini, that liberal principle can be reconciled with nationalism, or that national liberation can ever have liberal results. It is against this brutal historical background that one begins to appreciate the daring of Yael Tamir's enterprise... This is a book of philosophy that illuminates the real world... [An] intelligent and humane work."--Michael Ignatieff, The New Republic "Tamir constructs a philosophical ideal of nationalism, but in leading the reader to questions such as this, she also performs a valuable service for those who try to understand its reality."--Liah Greenfeld, American Political Science Review "One hopes that her argument here will lead liberal states to reexamine their obligations to all citizens of the world, not just those within their borders."--David McCabe, Commonweal "Yael Tamir has made an important theoretical contribution to a crucial debate that should interest anyone trying to come to terms with contemporary politics. It is a mark of her achievement that one finishes the book willing to credit the non-oxymoronic nature of the term 'liberal nationalism' and, thus, to accept the possibility that [one is not forced] to choose between these."--Sanford Levinson, EthicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction31The Idea of the Person132National Choices and the Right to Culture353The Right to National Self-Determination574Particular Narratives and General Claims785The Magic Pronoun "My"956The Hidden Agenda: National Values and Liberal Beliefs1177Making a Virtue Out of Necessity140Notes169Bibliography177Index189
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Princeton University Press Covenants without Swords
Book SynopsisExamines an enduring tension within liberal theory: that between many liberals' professed commitment to universal equality on the one hand, and their historic support for the politics of hierarchy and empire on the other.Trade Review"Morefield has provided a sure-handed and tightly argued account of a body of liberal thought whose failings had unfortunate effects on world politics and whose paradoxes continue to be instructive."--Jennifer Pitts, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: Oxford Liberalism and the Return of Patriarchy 24 CHAPTER TWO: An "Oddly Transposed" Liberalism 55 CHAPTER THREE: Mind, Spirit, and Liberalism in the World 96 CHAPTER FOUR: Nationhood, World Order, and the "One Great City of Men and Gods" 136 CHAPTER FIVE: Sovereignty and the Liberal Shadow 175 CHAPTER SIX: Liberal Community and the Lure of Empire 205 Bibliography 231 Index 249
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Princeton University Press The Conscience of a Conservative
Book SynopsisWritten at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America's greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, this book puts forward an argument for the value and importance of conservative principles - freedom, foremost among them - in contemporary political life.Trade Review"The book lays out, clearly and succinctly, [Goldwater's] uncompromising views. Goldwater held freedom as the highest value in American society: freedom from law, freedom from government, freedom from anybody else's vision but your own. You can argue with him on the particulars, but there's something compelling about his quintessentially American notion of self-reliance."--David Ulin, Los Angeles Times "The new Conscience of a Conservative takes what might be called the 'anti-fusionist' side in the Goldwater wars...The Conscience of a Conservative continues to be read today because it isn't a political tract, a soulless campaign book of the sort generated by every other modern presidential effort."--Daniel McCarthy, The American Conservative Praise for the original edition: "Goldwater's conservatism is not isolationism, nor is it a cold-blooded commitment to the 'haves' as against the 'have-nots.' It is the creed of a fighter who has both a warm heart and a clear mind."--John Chamberlain, Wall Street Journal Praise for the original edition: "There is more harsh fact and hard sense in this slight book than will emerge from all of the chatter of this year's session of Congress... Sen. Goldwater is one of a handful of authentic conservatives... [H]e has the clarity of courage and the courage of clarity."--George Morgenstern, Chicago Tribune "It is good that C.C. Goldwater brings us this new edition. It directs new attention to a political figure who, though fiery, was never mean-spirited or unfairly partisan."--Max J. Skidmore, European LegacyTable of ContentsGeneral Editor's Introduction vii Foreword by George F. Will ix Preface xxi Chapter 1: The Conscience of a Conservative 1 Chapter 2: The Perils of Power 7 Chapter 3: States' Rights 17 Chapter 4: And Civil Rights 25 Chapter 5: Freedom for the Farmer 33 Chapter 6: Freedom for Labor 39 Chapter 7: Taxes and Spending 53 Chapter 8: The Welfare State 63 Chapter 9: Some Notes on Education 71 Chapter 10: The Soviet Menace 81 Afterword by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 121 Index 139
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Princeton University Press Reordering the World Essays on Liberalism and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bell's masterful study represents one of the best efforts yet to untangle the many ideological and political knots that bind liberalism and imperialism."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "In what is a preeminent study of the social and political construction of the world, Bell goes way beyond the typical discussions by demonstrating the shifting definitions of empire and the political ramifications of conquest. In a detailed historical and political analysis of colonial interventions in human history, he meticulously 'unpicks' the connections that lie at the heart of both imperialism and human freedom. It is indeed a brilliant amalgam of history and politics, thought-provoking and relevant at a juncture when the nation and its concept are subjects of passionate, wide-reaching debate and of profound interest to sociologists and postcolonial theorists."--Shelley Walia, Frontline "In this collection of articles and essays, Bell achieves an impressive synthesis of liberal political thought and British ideologies of empire."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi 1. Introduction: Reordering the World 1 Political Thought and Empire 3 Structure of the Book 8 Part I: Frames 2. The Dream Machine: On Liberalism and Empire 19 Languages of Empire 20 Intertextual Empire: Writing Liberal Imperialism 26 On Settler Colonialism 32 The Tyranny of the Canon 48 3. What Is Liberalism? 62 Constructing Liberalism: Scholarly Purposes and Interpretive Protocols 65 A Summative Conception 69 Liberalism before Locke 73 Wars of Position: Consolidating Liberalism 81 Conclusion: Conscripts of Liberalism 90 4. Ideologies of Empire 91 Imperial Imaginaries 94 Ideologies of Justification 101 Ideologies of Governance 106 Ideologies of Resistance 110 Conclusions 115 Part II: Themes 5. Escape Velocity: Ancient History and the Empire of Time 119 The Time of Empire: Narratives of Decline and Fall 121 Harnessing the Time Spirit: On Imperial Progress 132 The Transfiguration of Empire 141 6. The Idea of a Patriot Queen? The Monarchy, the Constitution, and the Iconographic Order of Greater Britain, 1860-1900 148 Constitutional Patriotism and the Monarchy 152 Civic Republicanism and the Colonial Order 160 Conclusions 165 7. Imagined Spaces: Nation, State, and Territory in the British Colonial Empire, 1860-1914 166 Salvaging Empire 168 Remaking the People 173 Translocalism: Expanding the Public 178 Conclusions 181 8. The Project for a New Anglo Century: Race, Space, and Global Order 182 Empire, Nation, State: On Greater Britain 183 The Reunion of the Race: On Anglo-America 189 Afterlives of Empire: Anglo-America and Global Governance 196 Millennial Dreams, or, Back to the Future 204 Part III: Thinkers 9. John Stuart Mill on Colonies 211 On Systematic Colonization: From Domestic to Global 214 Colonial Autonomy, Character, and Civilization 224 Melancholic Colonialism and the Pathos of Distance 229 Conclusions 236 10. International Society in Victorian Political Thought: T. H. Green, Herbert Spencer, and Henry Sidgwick With Casper Sylvest 237 Progress, Justice, and Order: On Liberal Internationalism 239 International Society: Green, Spencer, Sidgwick 243 Civilization, Empire, and the Limits of International Morality 258 Conclusions 264 11. John Robert Seeley and the Political Theology of Empire 265 Enthusiasm for Humanity 268 On Nationalist Cosmopolitanism 276 Expanding England: Democracy, Federalism, and the World-State 281 Empire as Polychronicon: India and Ireland 290 12. Republican Imperialism: J. A. Froude and the Virtue of Empire 297 John Stuart Mill and Liberal Civilizing Imperialism 299 Republican Themes in Victorian Political Thought 302 J. A. Froude and the Pathologies of the Moderns 307 Dreaming of Rome: The Uses of History and the Future of "Oceana" 311 Conclusions 319 13. Alter Orbis: E. A. Freeman on Empire and Racial Destiny 321 Palimpsest: A World of Worlds 323 The "Dark Abyss": Freeman on Imperial Federation 327 On Racial Solidarity 334 14. Democracy and Empire: J. A. Hobson, L. T. Hobhouse, and the Crisis of Liberalism 341 Confronting Modernity 342 Hobhouse and the Ironies of Liberal History 345 Hobson and the Crisis of Liberalism 354 Conclusions 361 15. Coda: (De)Colonizing Liberalism 363 Bibliography 373 Index 431
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Princeton University Press Red State Religion
Book SynopsisNo state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present.Trade ReviewFinalist for the 2013 Christianity Today Awards in Christianity and Culture "Robert Wuthnow, a brilliant sociologist of religion and himself a native of Kansas, gives us a careful sociological history of the intertwining of religion and politics in this quintessential red state... In Wuthnow's nuanced and careful study, Kansans come across less as hayseeds or off-the-wall moralizers than as pragmatic conservatives, committed to traditional families and fiscal conservatism. They are skeptical of big government and dedicated to preserving simple and vital virtues. Wuthnow has penned a 'must read' book for those who would understand--and not just caricature--red state religion and how it intertwines with politics."--John A. Coleman, America "With the publication of Red State Religion, we profit greatly from a majestically comprehensive account of Kansas' history. In turn, we get a truer story, one that inspires a less ideological reading of the state, perhaps freeing Kansans themselves from any notion of how they must think--or vote."--Alexander Heffner, Philadelphia Inquirer "[Red State Religion] thoughtfully and compassionately explores the rich and complex political and religious history of the place."--Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Christian Century "Red State Religion is a model of clarity and is surely one of the best books available on the intersection of religion and politics."--Al Menendez, Voice of Reason "Elegantly written, passionately argued, and deeply researched, Red State Religion challenges our basic assumptions about the influence of the Religious Right in particular, and the role of religion in American politics more generally."--Andrew Preston, Journal of Ecclesiastical History "[Wuthnow] takes Kansas state conservatism seriously in grounding his conclusions in archival research rather than journalistic sensationalism."--Choice "Wuthnow does an excellent job tracing the development of religious institutions in the state."--James E. Sherow, Great Plains Research "Red State Religion is an ambitious, comprehensive, and rigorous study that provides a thoughtful corrective to past efforts to portray what's the matter with Kansas."--Finbarr Curtis, ReligionTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Prologue 1 Murder at the Glenwood 10 Chapter 1:. Piety on the Plains 17 Abraham Lincoln in Kansas 18 Establishing a Civic Order 29 Public Religion 35 Serving the Community 42 Church Expansion 47 Cooperation and Competition 57 Chapter 2:. An Evolving Political Style 67 Prairie Politics 72 Populism and Religious Politics 79 Protesting against Inequality 90 A Divided Party 95 Law and Order 101 For the Children 104 Chapter 3:. Redefining the Heartland 110 Harvest of Progress 112 Consolidation and Expansion 117 Forward-looking Initiatives 124 Church and State 130 Hunkering Down 134 Fundamentalism and the Great Depression 142 Simian Peasants 152 Novel Movements 162 Chapter 4:. Quiet Conservatism 169 Grassroots Resentments 171 The Senator from Pendergast 183 Hometown Religion 187 I Like Ike 200 A Well-Qualified Catholic 208 Chapter 5:. An Era of Restructuring 215 Stirrings on the Right 217 From Desegregation to Black Power 229 Nixon at Kansas State 241 Division in the Churches 252 Chapter 6:. The Religious Right 267 Mobilization on the Right 269 Government Is the Problem 279 The War in Wichita 287 Shifting the Focus 294 Questioning Evolution 303 Chapter 7:. Continuing the Struggle 312 The Churches and Activist Networks 314 Electing George W. Bush 321 Regulating Abortion 326 The Campaign against Gay Marriage 330 Evolution Revisited 338 The Death of Dr. Tiller 347 Swatches of Purple 354 Epilogue 361 Notes 371 Selected Bibliography 445 Index 465
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Princeton University Press Masters of the Universe Hayek Friedman and the
Book SynopsisBased on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement, this title traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar Europe to supremacy under Reagan and Thatcher and in the decades since.Trade ReviewFinalist for the 2014 Presidents' Book Award, Western Social Science Association Shortlisted for the 2012 Gladstone Prize, Royal Historical Society "[I]ntelligent."--Kenneth Minogue, Wall Street Journal "In impressive fashion, Jones analyzes the impact of free market economics and deregulation on political leaders in Washington, D.C., and London since the 1970s... [A]nyone intrigued by the intersection of economic theory and political affairs will appreciate this learned, detailed book."--Publishers Weekly "A cerebral, pertinent exegesis on the thinking behind the rise of the New Right... [A] valuable study that helps flesh out the caricature of conservatives as only believing 'greed is good.'"--Kirkus Reviews "[I]mportant... [A] beguilingly erudite old-fashioned read."--Stephen Matchett, Australian "Stedman Jones ... describes the scene with remarkable accuracy, including its financial underpinning and its ties with conservatism."--Karen Horn, Standpoint "Mr. Stedman Jones offers a novel and comprehensive history of neoliberalism. It is tarred neither by a reverence for the heroes, nor by caricature, for he is a fair and nuanced writer. This is a bold biography of a great idea."--Economist "[A] lucid, richly detailed examination of the evolution of the free market ideology since the end of World War II."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "[A] good read... The deep history of neo-liberal thought is fascinating."--Andrew Hilton, Financial World "Clearly written and relevant to a wide audience."--Daniel Ben-Ami, Financial Times Wealth "Masters of the Universe is a firm brief for the independent, causal power of ideas to shape history... [It] does much to help explain the aftermath of 2008 and the ways in which political responses that might have defined another era seem unthinkable in ours."--Jennifer Burns, American Prospect "His lengthy exposition of the views shared by these outstanding economists might encourage many to pay attention to their works."--Alejandro Chafuen, Forbes "This is a timely history of the Anglo-American love affair with the market and the origins of the current economic crisis."--Keith Richmond, Tribune (U.K.) "[T]his is an insightful, substantive historical account of the Anglo-American political economy underpinning the conservative economic agendas of the Thatcher and Reagan administrations."--Choice "Jones gives us the best kind of intellectual history, showing the interplay of ideas, ideology and nascent political movements. The book should be lauded for illustrating that the history of ideas is not straightforward, and a big idea can be bent towards something that its originators might not have imagined."--Joel Campbell, International Affairs "[T]his ambitious book is one of the very best histories we have of the development of neoliberal ideas and ideology before the era of Thatcher and Reagan."--W. Elliot Brownlee, Journal of American History "[A] terrific book."--Enlightened EconomistTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Timeline xi List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 The Three Phases of Neoliberalism 6 Neoliberalism and History 10 Transatlantic Neoliberal Politics 15 1. The Postwar Settlement 21 2. The 1940s: The Emergence of the Neoliberal Critique 30 Karl Popper and "The Open Society" 37 Ludwig von Mises and "Bureaucracy" 49 Friedrich Hayek and "The Road to Serfdom" 57 The Mont Pelerin Society and "The Intellectuals and Socialism" 73 3. The Rising Tide: Neoliberal Ideas in the Postwar Period 85 The Two Chicago Schools: Henry Simons, Milton Friedman, and Neoliberalism 89 The Enlightenment, Adam Smith and Neoliberalism 100 Economic and Political Freedom: Milton Friedman and Cold War Neoliberalism 111 The German Economic Miracle: Neoliberalism and the Soziale Marktwirtschaft 121 Regulatory Capture, Public Choice, and Rational Choice Theory 126 4. A Transatlantic Network: Think Tanks and the Ideological Entrepreneurs 134 The United States in the 1950s: Fusionism and the Cold War 138 British Conservatism in the 1950s 147 Neoliberal Organization in the 1950s and 1960s 152 The Second Wave: Free Market Think Tanks in the 1970s 161 Neoliberal Journalists and Politicians 173 Breakthrough? 178 5. Keynesianism and the Emergence of Monetarism, 1945-71 180 Keynes and Keynesianism 182 "A Little Local Difficulty": Enoch Powell's Monetarism 190 American Economic Policy in the 1960s 197 Milton Friedman's Monetarism 201 The Gathering Storm 212 6. Economic Strategy: The Neoliberal Breakthrough, 1971-84 215 The Slow Collapse of the Postwar Boom, 1964-71 217 Stagflation and Wage and Price Policies 225 The Heath Interregnum and the Neoliberal Alternative 230 The Left Turns to Monetarism, 1: Callaghan, Healey, and the IMF Crisis 241 The Left Turns to Monetarism, 2: Jimmy Carter and Paul Volcker's Federal Reserve 247 Thatcherite Economic Strategy 254 Reaganomics 263 Conclusion 269 7. Neoliberalism Applied? The Transformation of Affordable Housing and Urban Policy in the United States and Britain, 1945-2000 273 Postwar Low-Income Housing and Urban Policy in the United States 278 Postwar Low-Income Housing and Urban Policy in Britain 288 Jimmy Carter and the Limits of Government 295 Property-Owning Democracy and Individual Freedom: Housing and Neoliberal Ideas 297 The Reagan Administration 304 Council House Privatization: The Right to Buy Scheme 308 Transatlantic Transmissions: Reagan's Enterprise Zones 315 Hope VI, Urban Regeneration, and the Third Way 321 Conclusion 325 Conclusion - The Legacy of Transatlantic Neoliberalism: Faith-Based Policy 329 Parallelisms: The Place of Transatlantic Neoliberal Politics in History 333 The Apotheosis of Neoliberalism? 338 Reason-Based Policymaking 343 Notes 347 Index 391
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Princeton University Press Racial Realignment
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book."--Rich Yeselson, DissentTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PART 1 TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIBERALISM Chapter 2 Race: The Early New Deal's Blind Spot 27 Chapter 3 Transforming Liberalism, 1933-1940 45 Chapter 4 Liberalism Transformed: The Early Civil Rights Movement and the "Liberal Lobby" 81 PART 2 REALIGNMENT FROM BELOW: VOTERS AND MIDLEVEL PARTY ACTORS Chapter 5 Civil Rights and New Deal Liberalism in the Mass Public 101 Chapter 6 The African American Realignment and New Deal Liberalism 129 Chapter 7 State Parties and the Civil Rights Realignment 150 Chapter 8 Beyond the Roll Call: The Congressional Realignment 176 PART 3 THE NATIONAL PARTIES RESPOND Chapter 9 Facing a Changing Party: Democratic Elites and Civil Rights 211 Chapter 10 Lincoln's Party No More: The Transformation of the GOP 237 Chapter 11 Conclusions 271 Notes 287 Index 351
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Princeton University Press Racial Realignment
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Racial Realignment is a genuinely illuminating book."--Rich Yeselson, DissentTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 PART 1 TRANSFORMING AMERICAN LIBERALISM Chapter 2 Race: The Early New Deal's Blind Spot 27 Chapter 3 Transforming Liberalism, 1933-1940 45 Chapter 4 Liberalism Transformed: The Early Civil Rights Movement and the "Liberal Lobby" 81 PART 2 REALIGNMENT FROM BELOW: VOTERS AND MIDLEVEL PARTY ACTORS Chapter 5 Civil Rights and New Deal Liberalism in the Mass Public 101 Chapter 6 The African American Realignment and New Deal Liberalism 129 Chapter 7 State Parties and the Civil Rights Realignment 150 Chapter 8 Beyond the Roll Call: The Congressional Realignment 176 PART 3 THE NATIONAL PARTIES RESPOND Chapter 9 Facing a Changing Party: Democratic Elites and Civil Rights 211 Chapter 10 Lincoln's Party No More: The Transformation of the GOP 237 Chapter 11 Conclusions 271 Notes 287 Index 351
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Princeton University Press Liberal Leviathan
Book SynopsisIn the second half of the twentieth century, the United States engaged in the most ambitious and far-reaching liberal order building the world had yet seen. This liberal international order has been one of the most successful in history in providing security and prosperity to more people. But in the last decade, the American-led order has been trouTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books "[A]mbitious and thought-provoking."--Gideon Rachman, Financial Times "International orders guide how major powers interact with one another and with less powerful states: how they cooperate and compete in trade and security and when and why they respect one another's sovereignty. Ikenberry's important book tackles this complex subject, giving readers a deep understanding of the factors that determine the type of international order... Liberal Leviathan is a valuable guide to understanding the factors that will determine its eventual shape."--Foreign Affairs "Liberal Leviathan is a brilliant inquisition into the nature of international order, politics of unipolarity, and substance of United States foreign policy... Drawing equally on international relations theory, history, and political theory, Liberal Leviathan offers a probing analysis into the challenges to the current U.S.-led international order and its likely future."--David A. Lake, Global Governance "This is a valuable work of international relations theory."--Choice "Liberal Leviathan is a great review of the state of the art of broad and narrow Realist and liberal theories being discussed in American academia."--Cesar de Prado, International Affairs "His book lucidly explains how the end of the Cold War allowed the U.S.-dominated Western system to expand to the rest of the world. Ikenberry's account has an intuitive appeal. There's always more than enough chaos to argue that the world is in crisis ... he writes thoughtfully about the challenge of integrating rising powers into global governance... As a clear and informed synthesis of the existing scholarship on global governance, this book is a success."--David Bosco, American Prospect "Ikenberry's book is a cogently developed argument that builds upon his previous writings and will be a point of reference for the 'international liberal' literature."--Jakub J. Grygiel, Claremont Review of Books "[T]he sheer breadth of the work, the clarity of the presentation ... and the synthesis of an extraordinary amount of theoretical and historical literature will make the volume an important resource for students and scholars for a very long time."--James M. McCormick, Perspectives on Politics "Ikenberry impresses with his range of concerns, by his drive to formulate clear and parsimonious propositions about interstate relations, and by the pains he takes to express himself with clarity and precision. He announces his lines of argument, develops them, repeats them, and for good measure cross references them."--Michael H. Hunt, Political Science Quarterly "The book elaborates on how America crafted and created 'cooperative security'--arguably the most important innovation in national security in the 20th century."--Wang Yong, Shanghai DailyTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter One: Crisis of the Old Order 1 Part One: Theoretical Foundations 33 Chapter Two: Power and the Varieties of Order 35 Chapter Three: Power and Strategies of Rule 79 Chapter Four: Unipolarity and Its Consequences 119 Part Two: Historical Origins and Trajectories of Change 157 Chapter Five: The Rise of the American System 159 Chapter Six: The Great Transformation and the Failure of Illiberal Hegemony 221 Chapter Seven: Dilemmas and Pathways of Liberal International Order 279 Chapter Eight: Conclusion: The Durability of Liberal International Order 333 Index 361
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Princeton University Press Red State Religion
Book SynopsisNo state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present.Trade ReviewFinalist for the 2013 Christianity Today Awards in Christianity and Culture "Robert Wuthnow, a brilliant sociologist of religion and himself a native of Kansas, gives us a careful sociological history of the intertwining of religion and politics in this quintessential red state... In Wuthnow's nuanced and careful study, Kansans come across less as hayseeds or off-the-wall moralizers than as pragmatic conservatives, committed to traditional families and fiscal conservatism. They are skeptical of big government and dedicated to preserving simple and vital virtues. Wuthnow has penned a 'must read' book for those who would understand--and not just caricature--red state religion and how it intertwines with politics."--John A. Coleman, America "With the publication of Red State Religion, we profit greatly from a majestically comprehensive account of Kansas' history. In turn, we get a truer story, one that inspires a less ideological reading of the state, perhaps freeing Kansans themselves from any notion of how they must think--or vote."--Alexander Heffner, Philadelphia Inquirer "[Red State Religion] thoughtfully and compassionately explores the rich and complex political and religious history of the place."--Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Christian Century "Red State Religion is a model of clarity and is surely one of the best books available on the intersection of religion and politics."--Al Menendez, Voice of Reason "Elegantly written, passionately argued, and deeply researched, Red State Religion challenges our basic assumptions about the influence of the Religious Right in particular, and the role of religion in American politics more generally."--Andrew Preston, Journal of Ecclesiastical History "[Wuthnow] takes Kansas state conservatism seriously in grounding his conclusions in archival research rather than journalistic sensationalism."--Choice "Wuthnow does an excellent job tracing the development of religious institutions in the state."--James E. Sherow, Great Plains Research "Red State Religion is an ambitious, comprehensive, and rigorous study that provides a thoughtful corrective to past efforts to portray what's the matter with Kansas."--Finbarr Curtis, ReligionTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix Prologue 1 Murder at the Glenwood 10 Chapter 1:. Piety on the Plains 17 Abraham Lincoln in Kansas 18 Establishing a Civic Order 29 Public Religion 35 Serving the Community 42 Church Expansion 47 Cooperation and Competition 57 Chapter 2:. An Evolving Political Style 67 Prairie Politics 72 Populism and Religious Politics 79 Protesting against Inequality 90 A Divided Party 95 Law and Order 101 For the Children 104 Chapter 3:. Redefining the Heartland 110 Harvest of Progress 112 Consolidation and Expansion 117 Forward-looking Initiatives 124 Church and State 130 Hunkering Down 134 Fundamentalism and the Great Depression 142 Simian Peasants 152 Novel Movements 162 Chapter 4:. Quiet Conservatism 169 Grassroots Resentments 171 The Senator from Pendergast 183 Hometown Religion 187 I Like Ike 200 A Well-Qualified Catholic 208 Chapter 5:. An Era of Restructuring 215 Stirrings on the Right 217 From Desegregation to Black Power 229 Nixon at Kansas State 241 Division in the Churches 252 Chapter 6:. The Religious Right 267 Mobilization on the Right 269 Government Is the Problem 279 The War in Wichita 287 Shifting the Focus 294 Questioning Evolution 303 Chapter 7:. Continuing the Struggle 312 The Churches and Activist Networks 314 Electing George W. Bush 321 Regulating Abortion 326 The Campaign against Gay Marriage 330 Evolution Revisited 338 The Death of Dr. Tiller 347 Swatches of Purple 354 Epilogue 361 Notes 371 Selected Bibliography 445 Index 465
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Princeton University Press In the Shadow of Justice
Book SynopsisIn this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, Forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism--a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state--became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar United States and Britain.d Britain.Trade Review"Winner of the S-USIH Book Prize, Society for U.S. Intellectual History""Winner of the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award, Organization of American Historians""Shortlisted for the RHS Gladstone Book Prize, Royal Historical Society""Shortlisted for the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research""One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019""Winner of the David and Elaine Spitz Prize, The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought""[An] extraordinary study . . . Forrester is a subtle intellectual historian as well as a political theorist."---Jedediah Purdy, New Republic"Political philosophy today needs the kind of bold questioning that Forrester demands."---Seyla Benhabib, The Nation"A fascinating account of how the concerns of philosophers were transformed by the work of one diffident and self-effacing philosopher, the Harvard professor John Rawls."---Alan Ryan, New Statesman"A path-breaking book that shows how postwar liberalism was transformed by the philosophy of John Rawls."---Gavin Jacobson, New Statesman"[A] magisterial history of postwar liberal political philosophy. . . . Forrester is a scholarly marvel in her combination of a writer’s eloquence, a historian’s eye for revelatory detail, and an activist’s commitment to social liberation. . . . In the Shadow of Justice a formidable intervention in the trajectory of contemporary political thought."---Vafa Ghazavi, The Philosopher"Exciting new leftish history."---Samuel Moyn, Commonweal"In the Shadow of Justice will particularly benefit scholars and students of philosophy, politics and history concerned with the future of political liberalism. [Forrester's] important work provides a unique resource for shedding light on the conceptual roots of modern political thought while at the same time disclosing its limits."---Rahel Süß, LSE Review of Books"An invaluable resource for any student of contemporary political philosophy. Clearly and engagingly written."---David Hoekema, Christian Century"Forrester’s excellent recent book…tells the story of how . . . Rawls’s highly intricate and deceptively simple brand of abstract liberal egalitarianism—first articulated in his A Theory of Justice in 1971—came to take over academic philosophy. . . . In reminding us that even political philosophers who claim to speak outside any particular time or place are, in fact, the product of a particular time and place, Forrester undoes the pretension to timelessness that Rawls claimed, at least for a time."---Susan McWilliams Barndt, Commonweal"A forceful, encyclopedic study of the confluence and contradictions of postwar liberalism, Anglo-American thought and John Rawls’s political philosophy."---Michael Eric Dyson, New York Times"Forrester is a scholarly marvel in her combination of a writer’s eloquence, a historian’s eye for revelatory detail, and an activist’s commitment to social liberation. [T]he trifecta makes In the Shadow of Justice a formidable intervention in the trajectory of contemporary political thought."---Vafa Ghazavi, The Philosopher"In her ingenious book, Forrester provides critical new insight both on Rawls’s political thought and on liberal egalitarianism. There are numerous things to commend: from the outstanding archival work to the penetrating and in-depth analysis of the many nuances of Rawls’s political philosophy. Forrester argues that uncovering the contingent nature in the development of liberal egalitarianism shows that we cannot take the main assumptions, premises, and arguments for granted. Forrester’s work is important in uncovering where many of these assumptions come from."---Henrik D. Kugelberg, Jurisprudence"Forrester’s impressive book contributes to our understanding of the modern discussion in ethics an political philosophy and is a must for anyone interested in modern philosophy. Her thorough survey of important contributions in the field is outstanding."---Göran Collste, Ethical Perspectives"A powerful reconstruction of Anglophone political philosophy."---Akira Inoue, Journal of the History of Philosophy
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Princeton University Press Change They Cant Believe In
Book SynopsisAre Tea Party supporters merely a group of conservative citizens concerned about government spending? Or are they racists who refuse to accept Barack Obama as their president because he's not white? Change They Can't Believe In offers an alternative argument--that the Tea Party is driven by the reemergence of a reactionary movement in American poliTrade ReviewWinner of the 2014 Best Book Award, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "A scathing analysis of the Tea Party movement, linking it in spirit to the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society. Taking today's conservative populists to be dangerous and their ideas self-incriminating, the authors speculate that Tea Party supporters may perceive of social change as subversion. Based on research and interviews, they suggest racism, desire for social dominance ... drives the Tea Party."--Publishers Weekly "Change They Can't Believe In offers valuable empirical data on the Tea Party, and its focus on supporters' antagonism toward Obama is critical to understanding the movement."--Michael O'Donnell, New Republic "[A] rigorous scholarly investigation of the tea party... Parker and Barreto make the case that tea party supporters are driven above all by 'anxiety incited by Obama as President.' Intuitively, this may already make sense to many readers, but the authors muster the evidence in support, dividing and subdividing different categories of political activity and belief to arrive at a firm basis for their conclusion... [S]upported by reasoned facts in place of political passions."--Kirkus Reviews "[Parker and Barreto's] statistically informed analysis helps us understand the Tea Party's priorities, its fervor, and its contempt for compromise."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post "In Change They Can't Believe In, Parker and Barreto examine the emergence of the Tea Party in the wake of the Obama presidency... In addition to marshaling a great deal of original data, the authors capably place the Tea Party movement in a historical context."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Preface and Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION Who Is the Tea Party and What Do They Want? 1 1 Toward a Theory of the Tea Party 20 2 Who Likes Tea? Sources of Support for the Tea Party 66 3 Exploring the Tea Party's Commitment to Freedom and Patriotism 102 4 Does the Tea Party Really Want Their Country Back? 153 5 The Tea Party and Obamaphobia - Is the Hostility Real or Imagined? 190 6 Can You Hear Us Now? Why Republicans Are Listening to the Tea Party 218 CONCLUSION 241 Afterword to the Paperback Edition 261 Appendix 273 Notes 319 Index 365
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Princeton University Press Becoming Right
Book SynopsisConservative pundits allege that the pervasive liberalism of America's colleges and universities has detrimental effects on undergraduates, most particularly right-leaning ones. Yet not enough attention has actually been paid to young conservatives to test these claims--until now. In Becoming Right, Amy Binder and Kate Wood carefully explore who coTrade Review"[G]roundbreaking."--Publishers Weekly "A deep dive into the under-examined world of campus conservatives, Amy J. Binder and Kate Wood's book can feel like an anthropological account of a disappearing tribe... Binder and Wood's findings add an important dimension to our understanding of the right. The last two decades have seen historians and political scientists extensively study the rise of conservatism. A trenchant addition to that literature, Becoming Right offers a thick description of the state of college conservatism and explains the factors that shape the student--and, it follows, the citizen. The authors' interrogations leave the promise of a better politics hanging in the air: if Binder and Wood are accurate in their depictions, campus cultures that seek to build a stronger sense of community and ideological tolerance could be one key to a more civil national discourse. The book also enriches our understanding of the right's mentality... Becoming Right yields many valuable insights about the possible future of conservatism. But the vision this illuminating book most vividly conjures is the depressing present of conservatism: ugly, unyielding, and provocative to the point of nihilism."--Elbert Ventura, New Republic "In Becoming Right, Amy Binder and Kate Wood provide an in-depth and informative examination of who the conservatives are, the impact of campus culture on the formation of their identities and activist styles, and the implications for the direction of U.S. politics."--Glenn Altschuler, Boston Globe "[I]f the intellectual interest of this book is the demonstration of how much influence the kind of university has on its students' political culture, a pleasure for the reader is the revelation of the sheer good nature of so many of the study's interviewees; they come across as pretty muddled on many issues but astonishingly rarely as nasty."--Alan Ryan, Times Higher Education "[A] nice discussion of the larger field of conservative politics and how that affects campus protest. Overall, a solid book and one that's essential to studies of campus politics."--Fabio Rojas, Orgtheory.net "Their book [is an] excellent, engaging, well written, and carefully researched study of the ways culture works in and through schools."--Lisa M. Stulberg, Contexts "In their important contribution to the scholarship on modern American conservative movement politics, Binder and Wood analyze the varying experiences of conservative student activists on university campuses. The book succeeds on multiple levels."--Choice "[T]he book is masterfully constructed and extensive in its articulation of the styles of young conservatives and how these diverge into political classes that may share many political beliefs but nevertheless seem worlds apart."--Jeremy Freese, American Journal of Sociology "[T]his study offers as ... insight ... and permits ... questions to reemerge [that] make this book an important and exciting contribution."--Gregory Smulewicz-Zucker, Critical Sociology "Becoming Right is a valuable sociological contribution to the scholarship on American conservatism, and a book that should definitely be read by everyone who studies conservatives."--Louis Prisock, Social Forces "The fact that this study offers as much insight as it does and permits such questions to reemerge makes this book an important and exciting contribution."--Gregory Smulewicz-Zucker, Critical SociologyTable of ContentsPreface ix Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Who Are Conservative Students? 29 Chapter 3: Sponsored Conservatism: The Landscape of National Conservative Organizations 76 Chapter 4: How Conservatives Think about Campus: The Effects of College Reputations, Social Scenes, and Academics on Student Experience 113 Chapter 5: Provoking Liberals and Campaigning for Republicans: Two Conservative Styles at the Western Public Universities 161 Chapter 6: Civilized Discourse, Highbrow Provocation, and a Fuller Embrace of Campaigning: Three Conservative Styles at Eastern Elite University 213 Chapter 7: Conservative Femininity 270 Chapter 8: The Theory behind the Findings: How Studying College Conservatives Extends Our Understanding of Higher Education, Politics, and Culture 309 Notes 327 References 363 Index 381
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Princeton University Press Covenants without Swords
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Morefield has provided a sure-handed and tightly argued account of a body of liberal thought whose failings had unfortunate effects on world politics and whose paradoxes continue to be instructive."--Jennifer Pitts, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: Oxford Liberalism and the Return of Patriarchy 24 CHAPTER TWO: An "Oddly Transposed" Liberalism 55 CHAPTER THREE: Mind, Spirit, and Liberalism in the World 96 CHAPTER FOUR: Nationhood, World Order, and the "One Great City of Men and Gods" 136 CHAPTER FIVE: Sovereignty and the Liberal Shadow 175 CHAPTER SIX: Liberal Community and the Lure of Empire 205 Bibliography 231 Index 249
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Princeton University Press The Loneliness of the Black Republican Pragmatic
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2017 Crader Family Book Prize in American Values, Crader Family Endowment at Southeast Missouri State University "[B]lack Republicans are perceived to be the token black person in a group of Republicans, and the token Republican in a group of black people. This sense of isolation has shaped the black Republican experience for decades. Their plight is chronicled exceptionally well in The Loneliness of the Black Republican by Harvard Kennedy School professor Leah Wright Rigueur. Her thorough examination traces the winding journey of black Republicans from the inception of the New Deal to the election of Ronald Reagan."--Theodore R. Johnson, The Atlantic "The Loneliness of the Black Republican is meticulous, well-crafted, and consistently astute about the fractious recent history of the Grand Old Party."--Artur Davis, Weekly Standard "Leah Wright Rigueur's book, The Loneliness of the Black Republican, provides an intellectual and thought-provoking voice to this intriguing debate... [H]er well-researched work is evenhanded--and, at times, sympathetic. In many ways, it's the most significant book ever written about the collapse of black support in the Republican party."--Michael Taube, Washington Times "This book adds much needed depth to the understanding of the diversity of black politics during these years (1930s to 1980)."--Choice "Meticulously researched ... Rigueur ... gives us one of the first attempts at understanding who black Republicans were, the values they held, and how they engaged in party politics."--James Wolfinger, Journal of American History "Rigueur provides a powerful addition to wider scholarship on black political behavior."--Corey D. Fields, Political Science Quarterly "There is much to be admired in Leah Wright Rigueur's groundbreaking work and her bravery in tackling a topic that has been dismissed as insignificant by historians for decades."--Joshua Farrington, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix A Brief Note on Sources xv Abbreviations xvii Introduction: The Paradox of the Black Republican 1 1. Running with Hares and Hunting with Hounds 13 2. A Thorn in the Flesh of the GOP 52 3. The Challenge of Change 95 Illustration section follows page 135 4. Richard Nixon's Black Cabinet 136 5. Exorcising the Ghost of Richard Nixon 177 6. More Shadow than Substance 220 7. The Time of the Black Elephant 261 Conclusion: No Room at the Inn 302 Appendix 311 Notes 315 Index 383
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Princeton University Press Reordering the World
Book Synopsis"A magisterial study...by a historian at the top of his game. Political theorists, intellectual historians, and students of empire are once again in Duncan Bell's debt for his deep research, elegant analysis, and consistently acute judgments."--David Armitage, Harvard UniversityrsityTrade Review"Runner-Up for the 2018 Francisco Guiccardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations, International Studies Association""One of Foreign Affairs' Best Books""Bell's masterful study represents one of the best efforts yet to untangle the many ideological and political knots that bind liberalism and imperialism."---G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs"In what is a preeminent study of the social and political construction of the world, Bell goes way beyond the typical discussions by demonstrating the shifting definitions of empire and the political ramifications of conquest. In a detailed historical and political analysis of colonial interventions in human history, he meticulously ‘unpicks' the connections that lie at the heart of both imperialism and human freedom. It is indeed a brilliant amalgam of history and politics, thought-provoking and relevant at a juncture when the nation and its concept are subjects of passionate, wide-reaching debate and of profound interest to sociologists and postcolonial theorists."---Shelley Walia, Frontline"In this collection of articles and essays, Bell achieves an impressive synthesis of liberal political thought and British ideologies of empire." * Choice *"Reordering the World collects together some of Duncan Bell's most notable writings of the past 10 years, focusing in particular on British imperial thought in the Victorian era. . . . It is a mark of the quality of Bell’s scholarship, and the integration of his thought, that their assembly here works as well--indeed, better--than many freestanding monographs."---Paul Sagar, Political Studies Review"Subtle, well-documented, and fine-grained, but still extraordinarily wide-ranging study of liberal imperialism in all its many shades."---Joshua Simon, The Review of Politics"The conceptual grasp is exceptionally broad, the range of texts and problems addressed similarly imposing, and the command of literature from across several disciplines hugely impressive. Bell is a compelling writer on political argument, and every pen-portrait of a thinker and every anatomy of a doctrine is beautifully turned and superbly supported."---Alex Middleton, English Historical Review"This volume will no doubt become a classic, to be read alongside Bell’s justly acclaimed first book, The Idea of Greater Britain: Empire and the Future of World Order, 1860–1900 (Princeton). With their compelling turn of the focus of attention toward reflection and debates on the settler colonies, these monographs dramatically change the way political thought on empire is understood and evaluated."---Georgios Varouxakis, Victorian Studies"This book provides a wealth of historical material."---Paul Patton, The European Legacy
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Princeton University Press In the Shadow of Justice
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the S-USIH Book Prize, Society for U.S. Intellectual History""Winner of the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award, Organization of American Historians""Shortlisted for the RHS Gladstone Book Prize, Royal Historical Society""Shortlisted for the ECPR Political Theory Prize, European Consortium for Political Research""One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2019""Winner of the David and Elaine Spitz Prize, The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought"
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Princeton University Press How the Conservatives Rule Japan
Book SynopsisDr. Thayer, who was American press attache in Tokyo from 1962 to 1965, presents a detailed account of conservative politics in Japan. Although he makes some historical comparisons, Dr. Thayer's main focus is on the contemporary workings of the Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling party in Japan. He identifies the political elements: the men are theTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Note to the Paperback Edition, pg. xiii*Contents, pg. xix*List of Tables, pg. xx*CHAPTER I. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. The Factions, pg. 15*CHAPTER III. The Economic Community, pg. 58*CHAPTER IV. The Party, The Prefectures, and The People, pg. 82*CHAPTER V. The Elections, pg. 111*CHAPTER VI. Choosing the President, pg. 148*CHAPTER VII. Making a Cabinet, pg. 180*CHAPTER VIII. Formulating Policy, pg. 207*CHAPTER IX. Reaching a Decision, pg. 237*CHAPTER X. Running the Party, pg. 268*CHAPTER XI. Conclusions, pg. 305*Glossary of Offices and Organizations, pg. 319*Appendix, pg. 323*Bibliography, pg. 333*Index, pg. 341
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas From Opportunity to Entitlement The
Book SynopsisThis account charts the changing nature of Great Society liberalism from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Based on research, it analyzes the downward path of the welfare state in the USA, and demonstrates the march of the liberals away from the centre and into the political wilderness.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Democracy
Book SynopsisThis new textbook invites readers to explore their own responses to debates about democracya s meaning. It provides tools for thinking actively about democracy as a practice, an ideal, and a site of contestation.Trade Review"Saward’s short book is a refreshing account of the broad concerns of democracy which manages to be critical without being pessimistic. It will stimulate students into asking questions rather than trying to provide answers. It provides a general background reading for anyone interested in democratic theory, presenting different routes for students to pursue further study." Keith Dowding, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Is this Democracy?. 2. Narrating Democracy I. 3. Narrating Democracy II. 4. Five Challenges. 5. Reinventing Democracy. Conclusion. Glossary: Concepts of Democracy. A Guide to Further Reading. Notes. Bibliography. Index
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University of British Columbia Press Liberalism Nationalism Citizenship
Book SynopsisA brilliant, ambitious rethinking of the nature of political community and the challenges to modern citizenship by one of Canada's foremost political scientists.Trade ReviewThis book is an important addition to the rapidly proliferating literature on questions of citizenship. Ronald Beiner offers a rich normative-philosophical reflection and valorization of the idea of citizenship, specifically to demonstrate that neither liberalism nor nationalism fully honours what he calls the “civic idea.” ... Though the book does not ultimately supply a radical theory of citizenship, it does make a valuable contribution to critiques of liberalism and nationalism as well as theories of citizenship and community. The analysis is contextualized, nuanced well-organized, and showered with lively links between theory and practice. It presents a skilful overview of contemporary debates by addressing some of the most important and difficult questions of citizenship and community, and persuasively resituates the concept of citizenship. It is a useful and relevant book for students of politics and political theory. -- Rita Dhamoon * University of Toronto Quarterly, Winter 2004/05 *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Citizenship versus Liberalism1 Liberalism, Nationalism, Citizenship: Three Models of Political Community2 The Fetish of Individuality: Richard Flathman's Willfully Liberal Politics3 Civic Resources in a Liberal Society: “Thick” and “Thin” Versions of Liberalism4 From Community to Citizenship: The Quest for a Post-Liberal Public Philosophy5 Is There Such a Thing As a Communitarian Political Philosophy?Part 2: Citizenship versus Nationalism6 Nationalism's Challenge to Political Philosophy7 Reflections of a Diaspora Jew in Israel8 Hannah Arendt As a Critic of Nationalism9 National Self-Determination: Some Cautionary Remarks on the Rhetoric of Rights10 Citizenship and Nationalism: Is Canada a “Real Country”?11 1989: Nationalism, Internationalism, and the Nairn-Hobsbawm Debate12 Civicism between Nationalism and GlobalismIndex
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University of Pennsylvania Press Top Down
Book SynopsisAt first glance, the Ford Foundation and the black power movement would make an unlikely partnership. After the Second World War, the renowned Foundation was the largest philanthropic organization in the United States and was dedicated to projects of liberal reform. Black power ideology, which promoted self-determination over color-blind assimilation, was often characterized as radical and divisive. But Foundation president McGeorge Bundy chose to engage rather than confront black power''s challenge to racial liberalism through an ambitious, long-term strategy to foster the social development of racial minorities. The Ford Foundation not only bankrolled but originated many of the black power era''s hallmark legacies: community control of public schools, ghetto-based economic development initiatives, and race-specific arts and cultural organizations.In Top Down, Karen Ferguson explores the consequences of this counterintuitive and unequal relationship between the liberalTrade Review"Vigorously argued and thoroughly grounded in research from the extensive Ford Foundation archives, this important book carefully traces the roots of the Foundation's 'developmental separatism' as well as the evolving contours of social and political thought within the black public sphere, effectively putting the two forms of separatism in dialogue with one another." * Alice O'Connor, University of California, Santa Barbara *"Karen Ferguson's Top Down is a provocative and often brilliant history of the single most important philanthropic institution in the long civil rights era. The Ford Foundation and similar philanthropies, she argues compellingly, shaped Black Power and other radical movements of the 1960s and 1970s." * Felicia Kornbluh, University of Vermont *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I. SIZING UP THE URBAN CRISIS Chapter 1. Modernizing Migrants Chapter 2. The Social Development Solution PART II. TRANSFORMING THE GHETTO Chapter 3. Developmental Separatism and Community Control Chapter 4. Black Power and the End of Community Action PART III. CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP Chapter 5. Multiculturalism from Above Chapter 6. The Best and the Brightest Epilogue. The Diminishing Expectations of Racial Liberalism Notes Index Acknowledgments
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The Catholic University of America Press The Myth of Liberalism
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Reclaiming Patriotism
Book SynopsisAmitai Etzioni has made his reputation by transcending unwieldy, and even dangerous, binaries such as left/right or globalism/nativism. In his new book, Etzioni calls for nothing less than a social transformation to save our world's democracies, currently under threat in today's volatile and profoundly divided political environments.Trade Review"This is a major contribution by a leading public intellectual to a central issue of our time. Etzioni attempts nothing less than a reconstruction of national citizenship as a bond between diverse social groups forming a country. The new patriotism is to be built on moral dialogue; it distinguishes itself from libertarianism and globalism and conceives nations as communities of communities. I particularly recommend Etzioni’s ideas about a new, nation-centered international order."|Drawing on a lifetime of sociological research and decades as a global communitarian leader, Amitai Etzioni boldly takes on the most fundamental political challenge of our time. With a wealth of evidence and practical examples, he traces a principled middle way between the extremes of globalism and nationalism. Agree or disagree, his call for a new patriotic movement is certain to spark productive public dialogue.
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MP-VIR Uni of Virginia Drawing Liberalism
Book SynopsisThe first book-length critical examination of the political and social impact of the political cartoonist Herbert Block - popularly known as Herblock. Working for the Washington Post, Herblock played a central role in shaping, propagandizing, and defending the ideals of postwar liberalism.
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University of Pittsburgh Press The History of Liberalism in Russia
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Ideology
Book SynopsisThis insightful book sheds light on three competing ideological windows on the world: conservatism, liberalism and socialism. David Reisman explores the importance of these perspectives not only to generating public policy, but also in our capacity to explain the very nature of reality.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The common mind 3. Conservatism 4. Rousseau: the general will 5. Burke: the chain of being 6. The whole and the part 7. The liberal way 8. Being free 9. Self and state: Hobbes 10. Nature and law: Locke 11. Hobbes and Locke: politics and economics 12. Liberalism gone wrong 13. Socialism 14. The socialist future 15. The end of ideology Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rethinking Economic Liberalization
Book SynopsisIn this innovative book, Jonah Levy conducts an insightful investigation into economic liberalization and articulates a progressive alternative to neoliberalism, compatible with the values and interests of leftist governments and parties.
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WW Norton & Co The Quiet Coup
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia
Book SynopsisLocating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental States examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations. Represents one of the few studies of neoliberal changes in East Asia, one of the most important topics in social science research over the past two decades Considers the Asian perspective by focusing on readings from Asian experts Pays special attention to the spatial'' dimension of the East Asian neoliberalization Examines the influence of neo-liberal ideologies on urban and regional policies and practices in several Asian Pacific nations Explores the evolving relationship between the two political economies Trade Review“However, this book has put on the agenda an important question about the recent fate of the developmental state and provided some thorough case studies, and perhaps it will inspire other scholars to take up this question.” (American Journal of Sociology, 1 September 2013) “It will surely find its way onto the reading lists of Master’s level courses both in social science and East Asian studies departments, as well as forming invaluable reading for researchers and commentators more broadly.” (International Journal of Housing Policy, 20 June 2013) Table of ContentsList of Contributors vii Series Editors’ Preface x 1 Introduction: Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia 1 Richard Child Hill, Bae-Gyoon Park, and Asato Saito 2 Industry Clusters and Transnational Networks: Japan’s New Directions in Regional Policy 27 Kuniko Fujita and Richard Child Hill 3 State-Space Relations in Transition: Urban and Regional Policy in Japan 59 Asato Saito 4 Developmental Neoliberalism and Hybridity of the Urban Policy of South Korea 86 Byung-Doo Choi 5 Spatially Selective Liberalization in South Korea and Malaysia: Neoliberalization in Asian Developmental States 114 Bae-Gyoon Park and Josh Lepawsky 6 Clusters as a Policy Panacea? Critical Reflections on the Cluster Policies of South Korea 148 Yong-Sook Lee 7 Moving toward Neoliberalization? The Restructuring of the Developmental State and Spatial Planning in Taiwan 167 Chia-Huang Wang 8 Neoliberalism, the Developmental State, and Housing Policy in Taiwan 196 Yi-Ling Chen and William Derhsing Li 9 Reforming Health: Contrasting Trajectories of Neoliberal Restructuring in the City-States 225 Stephen W.K. Chiu, K.C. Ho, and Tai-lok Lui 10 “Detroit of the East”: A Multiscalar Case Study of Regional Development Policy in Thailand 257 Richard Child Hill and Kuniko Fujita 11 Concluding Remarks 294 Bae-Gyoon Park and Asato Saito Index 303
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MT - University of Pennsylvania Press Transformation of the British Liberal Party A
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Bristol University Press Australian Public Policy
Book SynopsisAustralian public policy engages with the values and dilemmas of progressive public policy in Australia, bringing together leading authors to explore a wide range of issues which challenge and extend current thinking about Australian public policy.Trade Review"The book leaves the reader with a sense that without care being taken, policy becomes a dry husk, unable to cultivate social, economic or environmental change in order for individuals or society to flourish. Consequently, this book will be of interest to policymakers and academics alike, both for its analysis of historical trends and in terms of prompting thought about future directions." Social Policy & AdministrationTable of ContentsPart 1 -Setting the Scene; Toward a new progressive policy agenda ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard; Neoliberalism, the culture wars and public policy ~ Mark Davis; Part 2 - Economics and Work; Macroeconomic policy after the Global Financial Crisis ~ John Quiggin; Putting together work and care in Australia: time for a new settlement?’ ~ Barbara Pocock, Janine Chapman and Natalie Skinner; Welfare Reform ~ Ben Spies-Butcher; “Choice” and “fairness”: The hollow core in industrial relations policy ~ John Buchanan and Damian Oliver; Part 3 - Culture and Society; Indigenous policy: Canberra consensus on a neoliberal project of improvement ~ Jon Altman; Culture and Diversity ~ George Crowder; The business of care: Australia’s experiment with the marketization of childcare ~ Deborah Brennan; Mixed messages in the new politics of education ~ Louise Watson and Charlotte Liu; The accidental logic of health policy in Australia ~ Fran Baum and Judith Dwyer; Loose Moorings: Debate and directions in Australian housing policy ~ Lionel Orchard; Part 4 - Environment, Population and Cities; Population Policy ~ Ian Lowe; Australian Cities: In pursuit of a national urban policy ~ Paul Burton and Jago Dodson; Natural resource management: Steering not rowing against the current in the Murray-Darling Basin ~ Daniel Connell; International Perspectives: Low carbon urban Australia in a time of transition ~ Ralph Horne and Colin Fudge; Part 5 - Politics and Government; Politics and Government ~ James Walter and Zareh Ghazarian; Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations ~ Robyn Hollander; Citizen engagement in Australian policy-making ~ Chris Miller; On Escaping Neo-Liberalism: Concluding Reflections ~ Chris Miller and Lionel Orchard.
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Bristol University Press The Future of Social Democracy
Book SynopsisTo mark the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration, prominent politicians including Sir Vince Cable, Sarah Olney, Roger Liddle and Chris Huhne propose new ideas for the coming decades. Together, they set out a compelling vision for the country that has social justice at its core.Table of ContentsForeword ~ Colin McDougall and George Kendall; Introduction: what are the priorities for social democrats? ~ Vince Cable; After the failed alternative vote referendum, how can electoral reform have a future? ~ Wendy Chamberlain; How could a government actually deliver more housing? ~ Chris Hulne; How will technology change the future of work? ~ Ian Kearns; Can better public ownership promote efficiency and social justice? ~ Roger Liddle; How do we grow the economy without damaging the global environment? ~ Dick Newby; How can global free trade work for everyone? ~ Sarah Olney; Towards a social democratic foreign policy? ~ Julie Smith; How do we deliver social justice through education? ~ Stephen Williams; What is the Social Democrat Group? ~ Colin McDougall and George Kendall
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MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Henry Wallaces 1948 Presidential Campaign and the
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MY - University of Toronto Press Constructing Neoliberalism Economic Transformation in AngloAmerican Democracies
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University of Toronto Press Politics of Survival
Book SynopsisProfessor Granatstrin's book is a fascinating account of the Conservative party's struggle for survival during the Second World War. In some respects a new departure in Canadian history and with some startling parallels to present-day events and personalities in Canadian politics, it is the first full-length look at a major party during a critical period of our history. Lively writing and a wealth of documentation that has only recently become available help to make it one of the most interesting studies to be published in this field.
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Stanford University Press Neoliberalism's Demons: On the Political Theology
Book SynopsisBy both its supporters and detractors, neoliberalism is usually considered an economic policy agenda. Neoliberalism's Demons argues that it is much more than that: a complete worldview, neoliberalism presents the competitive marketplace as the model for true human flourishing. And it has enjoyed great success: from the struggle for "global competitiveness" on the world stage down to our individual practices of self-branding and social networking, neoliberalism has transformed every aspect of our shared social life. The book explores the sources of neoliberalism's remarkable success and the roots of its current decline. Neoliberalism's appeal is its promise of freedom in the form of unfettered free choice. But that freedom is a trap: we have just enough freedom to be accountable for our failings, but not enough to create genuine change. If we choose rightly, we ratify our own exploitation. And if we choose wrongly, we are consigned to the outer darkness—and then demonized as the cause of social ills. By tracing the political and theological roots of the neoliberal concept of freedom, Adam Kotsko offers a fresh perspective, one that emphasizes the dynamics of race, gender, and sexuality. More than that, he accounts for the rise of right-wing populism, arguing that, far from breaking with the neoliberal model, it actually doubles down on neoliberalism's most destructive features. Trade Review"In all of the hubbub about neoliberalism, one often feels that there is not much more to say. Adam Kotsko's premise—that the devil and the neoliberal subject can only ever choose their own damnation—is as original as it is breathtaking. Everyone should read this book." -- James Martel * San Francisco State University *"It's been a long time since I've read something so acutely in tune with its political moment. Both wide-ranging and impressively concise, this book offers one of the most compelling critical analyses of neoliberalism I've yet encountered, understood holistically as an economic agenda, a moral vision, and a state mission." -- Peter Hallward * Kingston University London *"[An] important book....Useful to scholars and students in subfields ranging from philosophy of religion and theology to contingently grounded studies of the politics and law....Critical analysis here lays the grounds for constructive work, with Kotsko gesturing toward an as-yet-unknown eschatological future." -- Spencer Dew * Religious Studies Review *"Neoliberalism's Demons is a concise and persuasive account of the political, economic, and moral universe we inhabit, and is therefore essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand their own condition." -- Jonathan Megerian * New Books Network *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1The Political Theology of Late Capital chapter abstractThis chapter begins by recognizing that pairing neoliberalism and political theology is counterintuitive. On the one hand, most accounts of neoliberalism leave little room for the conventional themes of political theology. On the other hand, Schmitt's initial formulation of political theology denigrates the economic concerns that are ostensibly the sole concern of neoliberalism. Hence this chapter shows that the conventional themes of political theology emerge persistently in the existing accounts of neoliberalism and provides grounds in Schmitt's text for a broader vision of the field that could include a phenomenon like neoliberalism. This more general political theology would ask about attempts to answer the ultimately unanswerable question that is expressed theologically as the problem of evil and politically as the problem of legitimacy. The chapter concludes by sketching a political theology of neoliberalism centered on the core legitimating principle of freedom. 2The Political and the Economic chapter abstractThis chapter makes the case for overcoming political theology's traditional hostility toward the economic realm. Drawing on the work of Wendy Brown, Giorgio Agamben, and Dotan Leshem, it traces this binary opposition back to the work of Hannah Arendt, who famously opposes the two realms and privileges the political over the economic. It then argues that "Arendt's axiom" is false: there is no pregiven distinction between the political and the economic; in fact, each political theological paradigm—very much including neoliberalism—reconfigures that binary for its own ends. Along the way the chapter holds up a variety of examples of alternative approaches to the relation of the political and the economic, including those of Marie-José Mondzain, Mark C. Taylor, Philip Goodchild, Joshua Ramey, and Eric Santner. 3Neoliberalism's Demons chapter abstractThis chapter provides an account of neoliberalism as a political-theological paradigm that governs every sphere of social life—not just the state and the economy but religion, family structure, sexual practice, gender relations, and racialization—by means of a logic of demonization. Drawing a parallel between the shift to neoliberalism and the origins of capitalism, it argues that capitalist ideologues have tended to find common cause with reactionary Christians because both adhere to a worldview centered on divine providence, which is in turn inextricably intertwined with demonization as a logic of moral entrapment. The difference between neoliberalism and neoconservatism is more often one of degree than of kind, with the former leaving more room for redemption and the latter opting more often for total, irreversible demonization for subject populations. 4This Present Darkness chapter abstractThe political theological account of neoliberalism developed in the previous chapter serves as the basis for an investigation of the reactionary populist wave represented by the Brexit vote and the Trump presidency. Rather than attempt to directly answer the question of whether it makes sense to view these phenomena as betokening the "end" of neoliberalism, the chapter begins by asking what the advent of the reactionary wave tells us about the intrinsic vulnerabilities of neoliberalism, focusing on the areas of electoral legitimation, the politicization of expertise, and the vision of society as a perpetual competition. It concludes by arguing that reactionary populism is a "heretical" version of the political theology of neoliberalism, which pushes core neoliberal values to near-parodic extremes. Conclusion: After Neoliberalism chapter abstractThis chapter begins by consolidating the new concept of political theology developed in the preceding chapters. It then asks what the general shape of a true break with neoliberalism might look like, drawing clues from the collapse of the Fordist regime that preceded it. It argues that Fordism's downfall came from its decision to preserve and tame capitalist structures—including structures of race, gender relations, and family—which were intended to legitimate the Fordist regime but were ultimately instrumental in its downfall. Any attempt to rebuild Fordist welfare state structures or even state-run industries would be vulnerable to a similar overthrow as long as the market economy remained the foundation of society. Hence, the only way to create a durable alternative to neoliberalism will require abolishing the "invisible hand" and taking control of the process of production through conscious, collective deliberation and decision making.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Foucault and Neoliberalism
Book SynopsisMichel Foucault's death in 1984 coincided with the fading away of the hopes for social transformation that characterized the postwar period. In the decades following his death, neoliberalism has triumphed and attacks on social rights have become increasingly bold. If Foucault was not a direct witness of these years, his work on neoliberalism is nonetheless prescient: the question of liberalism occupies an important place in his last works. Since his death, Foucault's conceptual apparatus has acquired a central, even dominant position for a substantial segment of the world's intellectual left. However, as the contributions to this volume demonstrate, Foucault's attitude towards neoliberalism was at least equivocal. Far from leading an intellectual struggle against free market orthodoxy, Foucault seems in many ways to endorse it. How is one to understand his radical critique of the welfare state, understood as an instrument of biopower? Or his support for the pandering anti-Marxism of the so-called �new philosophers�? Is it possible that Foucault was seduced by neoliberalism? This question is not merely of biographical interest: it forces us to confront more generally the mutations of the left since May 1968, the disillusionment of the years that followed and the profound transformations in the French intellectual field over the past thirty years. To understand the 1980s and the neoliberal triumph is to explore the most ambiguous corners of the intellectual left through one of its most important figures.Trade Review"In recent years, Michel Foucault has garnered a reputation as a fierce critic of the neoliberal order, especially through his analyses of micro-politics and governmentality. But the essays in this terrific collection raise important questions about Foucault�s relation to neoliberalism. They show that Foucault himself was quite sympathetic to some of its core elements, and, more importantly, that his theory has in many ways diluted the intellectual resources that might enable more successful resistance to it. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in critical social theory and in contemporary political culture." Vivek Chibber, New York University �Michel Foucault was a far-sighted theorist, but also a creature of his time. This superlative collection moves beyond early polemics in order to force reflection on the uses and limits of the great philosopher�s now celebrated investigation of neoliberalism in part by providing a reminder of how it fit in the various contexts of French intellectual life in the 1970s that informed it. Michael Behrent and Daniel Zamora deserve credit for offering precautions, rather than �burning� Foucault, as the next stage of his reception unfolds.� Samuel Moyn, Harvard University �The antistatist turn of much of the global left has disturbing but largely unexamined affinities with neoliberalism. Michel Foucault, for all his greatness, is a key figure in this turn. This collection is a stimulating exploration of those affinities, and, to put it provocatively, but not inaccurately, Foucault's commonalities with the likes of Gary Becker and Friedrich Hayek. This excellent book will annoy many, but it has the potential, for those with sufficiently open minds, of being a productive annoyance.� Doug Henwood, The Nation �Foucault and Neoliberalism has already begun to launch a crucial historical and political debate. Its critique and historical contextualization of Foucault�s late work open up new perspectives on the rise of neoliberalism in France and the general evolution of the intellectual left since the 1980s. From the retreat of class analysis to the triumph both of identity politics and of a conception of social justice limited to equality of opportunity, Foucault and Neoliberalism helps us first to understand and then to imagine an alternative to the political dead end of the contemporary left.� Walter Benn Michaels, University of Illinois at ChicagoTable of ContentsList of endorsers Title page Copyright page Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Foucault and New Philosophy: Why Foucault Endorsed André Glucksmann's The Master Thinkers 2: Liberalism without Humanism: Michel Foucault and the Free-Market Creed, 1976–1979 3: Foucault, the Excluded, and the Neoliberal Erosion of the State 4: Foucault, Ewald, Neoliberalism, and the Left 5: Bourdieu, Foucault, and the Penal State in the Neoliberal Era 6: The Unfulfilled Promises of the Late Foucault and Foucauldian "Governmentality Studies" 7: Michel Foucault and the Spiritualization of Philosophy 8: The Great Rage of Facts Conclusion: The Strange Failure (and Peculiar Success) of Foucault's Project Notes Index End User License Agreement
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Demons of Liberal Democracy
Book SynopsisLiberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the values of ordinary people while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of unaccountable elites. Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, democracy is sliding into oligarchy, demagogy and anarchy. Liberals, far from defending open markets and free speech, promote monopolies such as the new tech giants that undermine competition and democratic debate. Liberal individualism has eroded the social bonds and civic duties on which democracy depends for trust and cooperation. To banish liberal democracy’s demons, Pabst proposes radical ideas for economic democracy, a politics of persuasion and a better balance of personal freedom with social solidarity. This book’s defence of democratic politics against both liberals and populists will speak to all readers trying to understand our age of upheaval.Trade Review‘History has been up-ended. Western liberal democracy is in crisis. This book is a brilliant, concise diagnosis of this state of modern affairs. It is essential reading, whether you’re a political philosopher, practising politician or concerned citizen.’Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham ‘Instead of avoiding the implications of the revolt against elites of our time, this book proposes a highly provocative return to recessive elements of the liberal tradition that emphasised the necessity of community and solidarity. Only if it confronts its demons, Adrian Pabst says, can democracy survive its moment of crisis.’Samuel Moyn, Yale University ‘Hard-hitting, polemical at times, and makes a powerful case.’Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield "A brief but thorough and highly readable diagnosis of our times. Pabst’s book is a pithy, nuanced, and provocative take on the travails of Western liberalism."Front Porch Republic “Pabst offers an eminent analysis of the numerous flaws of liberal democracy […] This is a solid diagnosis of our times, and it is full of alarm bells.” Hans Henrik Fafner, Ny Tid – The Oslo Review of Books and Docs
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Demons of Liberal Democracy
Book SynopsisLiberals blame the global retreat of liberal democracy on globalisation and authoritarian leaders. Only liberalism, so they assume, can defend democratic rule against multinationals or populists at home and abroad. In this provocative book, Adrian Pabst contends that liberal democracy is illiberal and undemocratic – intolerant about the values of ordinary people while concentrating power and wealth in the hands of unaccountable elites. Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, democracy is sliding into oligarchy, demagogy and anarchy. Liberals, far from defending open markets and free speech, promote monopolies such as the new tech giants that undermine competition and democratic debate. Liberal individualism has eroded the social bonds and civic duties on which democracy depends for trust and cooperation. To banish liberal democracy’s demons, Pabst proposes radical ideas for economic democracy, a politics of persuasion and a better balance of personal freedom with social solidarity. This book’s defence of democratic politics against both liberals and populists will speak to all readers trying to understand our age of upheaval.Trade Review‘History has been up-ended. Western liberal democracy is in crisis. This book is a brilliant, concise diagnosis of this state of modern affairs. It is essential reading, whether you’re a political philosopher, practising politician or concerned citizen.’Jon Cruddas, Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham ‘Instead of avoiding the implications of the revolt against elites of our time, this book proposes a highly provocative return to recessive elements of the liberal tradition that emphasised the necessity of community and solidarity. Only if it confronts its demons, Adrian Pabst says, can democracy survive its moment of crisis.’Samuel Moyn, Yale University ‘Hard-hitting, polemical at times, and makes a powerful case.’Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield"A brief but thorough and highly readable diagnosis of our times. Pabst’s book is a pithy, nuanced, and provocative take on the travails of Western liberalism."Front Porch Republic “Pabst offers an eminent analysis of the numerous flaws of liberal democracy […] This is a solid diagnosis of our times, and it is full of alarm bells.” Hans Henrik Fafner, Ny Tid – The Oslo Review of Books and Docs
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Bristol University Press The Macron Régime: The Ideology of the New Right
Book SynopsisWhen Emmanuel Macron was elected President of the French Republic, it ended the long-standing political alternation between the mainstream right- and left-wing parties. This book examines Macron’s political career from his rise as a public figure to his time as a president. The book explores Macron’s political ideology and examines the enactment of the key notions of security, merit and hope during his time in office. By offering a close study of his actions and ideological commitment, this book argues that, despite claims of being ideologically neutral, Macron actually represents a new form of right-wing politics in France.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A New Régime 2. Security 3. Merit 4. Hope Conclusion
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University of Arkansas Press New Deal / New South: An Anthony J. Badger Reader
Book SynopsisThe twelve essays in this book, some published for the first time, represent some of Tony Badger's best work in his ongoing examination of how white liberal southern politicians who came to prominence in the New Deal and World War II handled the race issue when it became central to politics in the 1950s and 1960s. Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s thought a new generation of southerners would wrestle Congress back from the conservatives. Political scientists such as V. O. Key Jr. thought the collapse of segregation would herald a new liberal class in the South. The Supreme Court thought that responsible southern leaders would lead their communities to general school desegregation after the Brown decision. John F. Kennedy believed that moderate southern leaders would, with government support, facilitate peaceful racial change. Badger's writings demonstrate how all of these hopes were misplaced. Badger shows that time and time again that moderates did not control southern politics. Southern liberal politicians for the most part were paralyzed by their fear that ordinary southerners were all-too-aroused by the threat of integration and were reluctant to offer a coherent alternative to the conservative strategy of resistance. Indeed, liberal politicians became irrelevant in the 1960s as African Americans and the federal government dictated the timetable of racial change. It was southern business leaders and a new generation of New South politicians who mediated the transition to desegregation.Trade ReviewThis book promises to inform and enlighten in a multitude of ways, not the least of them being the insights it offers into the progression of an exceptionally talented historian's interests and awareness as Tony shares his professional and personal odyssey from New Deal historian to southern historian." —from the foreword by James C. Cobb
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St Augustine's Press Narcissist Nation – Reflections of a Blue–State
Book SynopsisIt’s not easy being Catholic and conservative in secular ‘Blue State’ New York, but that’s what George J. Marlin is, always has been, and always will be. Don’t ask him to change. Besides, like America, it’s the Empire State that needs to change. Generation after generation of elitists have put in place their plans for making the machineries of state work more efficiently and more equitably, and they’ve succeeded in wrecking what was never broken in the first place. And Mr. Marlin has a name for political types who think they know better than the rest of us: narcissists. Narcissists have been fouling up societies since the beginning of time. As Marlin writes:Throughout history, a subset of people have viewed themselves as superior to the rest of the population due to their perceived distinctive qualities: intelli-gence, breeding, class, or wealth. These elites have generally held that because they are exceptional persons they were best suited to conduct the affairs of state. They are wrong. But they have succeeded, and they appear to be ascendant in America today, although the Tea Party may have something to say about that. But consider the following contemporary examples: * The elitist imposition of Obamacare upon an unwilling nation * The lionizing by the Left of eugenicists, such as Margaret Sanger and Ruth Bader Ginsburg * The way “Catholic” politicians such as New York governors George Pataki and David Paterson and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani run roughshod over Church teaching * The way contemporary education – from nursery school through college – infantilizes and fails our kids, preparing them poorly for the rigors of adulthood With an acid pen and a ready wit, George Marlin takes on many of modern America’s most revered intellectuals and shows conclusively that they’re just not as smart as they think they are.
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St Augustine's Press Narcissist Nation – Reflections of a Blue–State
Book SynopsisIt’s not easy being Catholic and conservative in secular ‘Blue State’ New York, but that’s what George J. Marlin is, always has been, and always will be. Don’t ask him to change. Besides, like America, it’s the Empire State that needs to change. Generation after generation of elitists have put in place their plans for making the machineries of state work more efficiently and more equitably, and they’ve succeeded in wrecking what was never broken in the first place. And Mr. Marlin has a name for political types who think they know better than the rest of us: narcissists. Narcissists have been fouling up societies since the beginning of time. As Marlin writes:Throughout history, a subset of people have viewed themselves as superior to the rest of the population due to their perceived distinctive qualities: intelli-gence, breeding, class, or wealth. These elites have generally held that because they are exceptional persons they were best suited to conduct the affairs of state. They are wrong. But they have succeeded, and they appear to be ascendant in America today, although the Tea Party may have something to say about that. But consider the following contemporary examples: * The elitist imposition of Obamacare upon an unwilling nation * The lionizing by the Left of eugenicists, such as Margaret Sanger and Ruth Bader Ginsburg * The way “Catholic” politicians such as New York governors George Pataki and David Paterson and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani run roughshod over Church teaching * The way contemporary education – from nursery school through college – infantilizes and fails our kids, preparing them poorly for the rigors of adulthood With an acid pen and a ready wit, George Marlin takes on many of modern America’s most revered intellectuals and shows conclusively that they’re just not as smart as they think they are.
£15.00
Information Age Publishing Learning the Left: Popular Culture, Liberal
Book SynopsisLearning the Left examines the ways in which young people and adults learned (and continue to learn) the tenets of liberal politics in the United States through the popular media and the arts from the turn of the twentieth century to the present.This collection of essays foregrounds mass culture as an educational site; it is hoped that this focus on the history of the civic functions of the popular media and arts will begin a much-needed conversation among a variety of scholars, notably historians of education.
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