LEADER 02851nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910781923303321 005 20230721032256.0 010 $a979-88-908826-4-6 010 $a0-8078-8507-X 010 $a0-8078-8508-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000487680 035 $a(EBL)361353 035 $a(OCoLC)476190273 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000776887 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12347098 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000776887 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10747270 035 $a(PQKB)10408317 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102245 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127604 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102245 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10049896 035 $a(PQKB)11215051 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL361353 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273390 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930069 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC361353 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000487680 100 $a20070413d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican liberalism$b[electronic resource] $ean interpretation for our time /$fJohn McGowan 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (282 p.) 225 1 $aH. Eugene & Lillian Youngs Lehman 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-6180-4 311 $a0-8078-3171-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: America at the Crossroads; BOOK ONE: LIBERALISM: PRINCIPLES AND VALUES; BOOK TWO: LIBERALISM'S CRITICS; BOOK THREE: HISTORICAL INTERLUDE; BOOK FOUR: DEMOCRACY; CONCLUSION: Liberal versus Illiberal Democracy; APPENDIX: Relevant Facts and Figures; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; 330 $aAmericans live in a liberal democracy. Yet, although democracy is widely touted today, liberalism is scorned by both the right and the left. The United States stands poised between its liberal democratic tradition and the illiberal alternatives of liberalism's critics. In an engaging and informative discussion, McGowan offers a ringing endorsement of American liberalism's basic principles, values, and commitments. He explains that the liberalism of the founders distributed power widely in order to limit the power any one entity could exercise over others. Their aim was to provide for all an ef 410 0$aH. Eugene & Lillian Youngs Lehman 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2001-2009 615 0$aLiberalism 676 $a320.510973 700 $aMcGowan$b John$f1953-$0223640 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781923303321 996 $aAmerican liberalism$93752303 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02805nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910967309903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613831743 010 $a9781283519298 010 $a1283519291 010 $a9781400841950 010 $a140084195X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400841950 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100678 035 $a(EBL)913844 035 $a(OCoLC)827890237 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000657186 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11412577 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657186 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10634847 035 $a(PQKB)10078765 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000406899 035 $a(OCoLC)794670880 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37036 035 $a(DE-B1597)447732 035 $a(OCoLC)922637500 035 $a(OCoLC)999354084 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400841950 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL913844 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10561994 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL383174 035 $a(PPN)187346364 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88827143 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC913844 035 $a(Perlego)735468 035 $a(FRCYB88827143)88827143 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100678 100 $a20120125d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe making of modern liberalism /$fAlan Ryan 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (681 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780691163680 311 08$a0691163685 311 08$a9780691148403 311 08$a0691148406 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Conceptual and practical -- pt. 2. Liberty and security -- pt. 3. Liberty and progress, mill to popper -- pt. 4. Liberalism in America -- pt. 5. Work, ownership, freedom, and self-realization. 330 $aThe Making of Modern Liberalism is a deep and wide-ranging exploration of the origins and nature of liberalism from the Enlightenment through its triumphs and setbacks in the twentieth century and beyond. The book is the fruit of the more than four decades during which Alan Ryan, one of the world's leading political thinkers, reflected on the past of the liberal tradition-and worried about its future.This is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory or the history of liberalism. 606 $aLiberalism$xHistory 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory. 676 $a320.51/309 700 $aRyan$b Alan$f1940-$0122512 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967309903321 996 $aThe making of modern liberalism$94342056 997 $aUNINA