John T. Flynn and the Transformation of American Liberalism
In addition, Right Turn examines Flynn's role in laying the foundations for the culture war that would be played out in American society for the rest of the century, helping to define modern American conservatism.
Presents fresh assessment of the liberal perspective on politics. This book explains how liberalism lost its moral credentials in the face of challenges from conservatives. It articulates a way of understanding the moral foundations of liberalism that restore its political fortunes along with America's shattered moral authority.
Coercion and Constraints in a Liberal Society, Revised and Expanded Edit
Investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. This title examines the abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against the still valuable if almost vanishing ideals of sacrifice and social order.
Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum America
Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions.
Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum America
Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions.
If you think liberalism is dead, think again. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Jeffrey M. Berry argues that modern liberalism is not only still alive, it's actually thriving.
Surveys the history of liberal thought from John Locke to John Stuart Mill. This book rejects radical Marxists and fascists who would use violence and revolution rather than democratic methods to aid the citizenry.
American Politics and International Organization 1919-1999
At the turn of the century, the United States is on the verge of losing its vote in the General Assembly for non-payment of its arrears. There are eerie parallels between the domestic debate over the United Nations in 1999 and the struggles over the League of Nations in 1919.
Patrick Neal criticises the reigning models of liberal political theory of John Rawls and Joseph Raz, and argues that the liberal spirit is best expressed in the tradition of Hobbesian, or 'vulgar' liberalism.