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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813292103321

Titolo

Liberalism and its practice / / edited by Dan Avnon and Avner de-Shalit

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

1-134-65082-5

1-134-65083-3

1-280-33417-7

0-203-01451-0

0-203-26050-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

vi, 191 p

Altri autori (Persone)

AvnonDan

De-ShalitAvner

Disciplina

320.51

Soggetti

Liberalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Liberalism at the end of the century -- pt. 2. Liberalism in multicultural societies -- pt. 3. Alternatives to liberalism: how feasible?

Sommario/riassunto

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.