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PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300240023
ISBN-139780300240023
eBay Product ID (ePID)248419372
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhy Liberalism Failed
Number of Pages264 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicModern / 20th Century, Political, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
GenrePolitical Science, Philosophy, History
AuthorPatrick J. Deneen
Book SeriesPolitics and Culture Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-303719
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal320.51
Synopsis"One of the most important political books of 2018."--Rod Dreher, American Conservative Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century--fascism, communism, and liberalism--only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions: it trumpets equal rights while fostering incomparable material inequality; its legitimacy rests on consent, yet it discourages civic commitments in favor of privatism; and in its pursuit of individual autonomy, it has given rise to the most far-reaching, comprehensive state system in human history. Here, Deneen offers an astringent warning that the centripetal forces now at work on our political culture are not superficial flaws but inherent features of a system whose success is generating its own failure., Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? " Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that liberal democracies ignore at their own peril."--President Barack Obama "Deneen's book is valuable because it focuses on today's central issue. The important debates now are not about policy. They are about the basic values and structures of our social order."--David Brooks, New York Times Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century--fascism, communism, and liberalism--only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions: it trumpets equal rights while fostering incomparable material inequality; its legitimacy rests on consent, yet it discourages civic commitments in favor of privatism; and in its pursuit of individual autonomy, it has given rise to the most far-reaching, comprehensive state system in human history. Here, Deneen offers an astringent warning that the centripetal forces now at work on our political culture are not superficial flaws but inherent features of a system whose success is generating its own failure.
LC Classification NumberJC574.D46 2018
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- 31. Aug. 2021
Brilliant book!
I read this book in hardback a couple years ago, but I wore out the spine with my reading and reviewing notes. Brilliant book! Paperback is well-made (even if a little more expensive than I like!).Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 07. Jul. 2020
Balanxed picture of today's liberalism
Professor Deneen has produced a balanced picture of popular and academic analysis of contemporary liberalism. That is not an easy thing to accomplish. It is hard to ride those two horses simultaneously, and most people fall off when they try. . Thanks to Professor Deneen, the ordinary reader will benefit greatly from the insights in this book.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 30. Sep. 2024
So far the book is interesting, well wri...
So far the book is interesting, well written and entertaining. I have not finished it yet.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
