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This book traces elite legitimacy and power in America since World War II. It argues that American democracy, while periodically coming under stress from both the Right and the Left, ultimately perseveres through the operation of the Balance of Power.

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Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Man As Tyrant Chapter 3 What is Power? Chapter 4 The American Experience: Democracy in Equality and Unity and Balance of Power Chapter 5 The Authoritarian Temptation I: The Patriotic Elite and McCarthy Chapter 6 The Authoritarian Temptation II: The Egalitarian Elite and Clinton Chapter 7 Rationalism or Psychologism: The Intellectual Struggle Over Knowledge and Knowing Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Coming Demise of the Liberal Elite Chapter 9 Appendix I: A Thought Experiment Chapter 10 Appendix II: Excerpts from the Speech of Margaret Chase Smith before the United States Senate, June 1, 1950 Chapter 11 Notes Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Index

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      Publisher University Press of America
      Published 6/16/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780761826156
      978-0761826156
      ISBN-10 0761826157

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book traces elite legitimacy and power in America since World War II. It argues that American democracy, while periodically coming under stress from both the Right and the Left, ultimately perseveres through the operation of the Balance of Power.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Man As Tyrant Chapter 3 What is Power? Chapter 4 The American Experience: Democracy in Equality and Unity and Balance of Power Chapter 5 The Authoritarian Temptation I: The Patriotic Elite and McCarthy Chapter 6 The Authoritarian Temptation II: The Egalitarian Elite and Clinton Chapter 7 Rationalism or Psychologism: The Intellectual Struggle Over Knowledge and Knowing Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Coming Demise of the Liberal Elite Chapter 9 Appendix I: A Thought Experiment Chapter 10 Appendix II: Excerpts from the Speech of Margaret Chase Smith before the United States Senate, June 1, 1950 Chapter 11 Notes Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 Index

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