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Ambition in America : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship / / Jeffrey A. Becker



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Autore: Becker Jeffrey A. <1968-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ambition in America : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship / / Jeffrey A. Becker Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014
©2014
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (211 p.)
Disciplina: 306.20973
Soggetto topico: Political culture - United States
Citizenship - United States
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Representative government and representation - United States
Ambition - Political aspects - United States
Political participation - Social aspects - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preface: the triumph of ambition and the collapse of citizenship? -- Introduction : the paradox of power in America -- The ambition of moral citizens : belonging and the limits of the moral community -- The ambition of interests : American constitutionalism -- The ambition of popular control : Jacksonian democracy and American populism -- The ambition to recover democratic excellence : Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- To flatter and obey : the triumph of ambition -- Keeping ambition accountable : a place for political parties -- Conclusion : the collapse of modern citizenship.
Sommario/riassunto: Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious.Ambition in America: Political Power and the
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ISBN: 0-8131-4505-8
0-8131-4525-2
0-8131-4506-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812283503321
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