Liberalism and its Practice.
Title:
Liberalism and its Practice.
Author:
Avnon, Dan.
ISBN:
9780203014516
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (167 pages)
Contents:
Book cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Liberalism at the end of the century -- 2. Squaring the circle -- 3. Can weak-state liberalism survive? -- 4. Hayek in Chile -- 5. The invisible hand and the cunning of reason* -- Part II: Liberalism in multicultural societies -- 6. Feminism and multiculturalism -- 7. Balancing unity and diversity in multicultural societies -- Part III: Alternatives to liberalism -- 8. Group hatreds and democracy1 -- 9. The civic argument for socialism -- 10. Coimnunitarianism -- Further reading -- Index.
Abstract:
Liberalism and its Practice brings together leading authorities who provide an excellent insight into the meaning and practice of liberalism. This book explores current debates surrounding liberalism at the end of the twentieth century and what it has to offer in practice. Its focus is two of liberalism's greatest emerging challenges: multiculturalism and states struggling with the transition to democracy. It considers considers the significant tensions that these pressures bring to liberal frameworks and asks what the viable alternatives are.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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