{"product_id":"liberalism-and-its-discontents-9781250867223","title":"Liberalism and Its Discontents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of Political Order\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eClassical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe's wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies that is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes the rights of individuals to pursue their own forms of happiness free from encroachment by government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's no secret that liberalism hasn't always lived up to its own ideals. In the United States, many have long been denied equality before the law, excluded from the category of full human beings worthy of universal rights. Only recently has this definition expanded to include, to varying degrees, women, African Americans, LGBTQ+ people, and other historically marginalized groups. As the renowned political philosopher Francis Fukuyama shows in \u003ci\u003eLiberalism and Its\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407328616791,"sku":"9781250867223","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250867223.jpg?v=1730499008","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/liberalism-and-its-discontents-9781250867223","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}