Ambition in America [[electronic resource] ] : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship / / Jeffrey A. Becker |
Autore | Becker Jeffrey A. <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014 |
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. |
ISBN |
0-8131-4505-8
0-8131-4525-2 0-8131-4506-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792168503321 |
Becker Jeffrey A. <1968->
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014 | ||
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Ambition in America [[electronic resource] ] : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship / / Jeffrey A. Becker |
Autore | Becker Jeffrey A. <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014 |
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. |
ISBN |
0-8131-4505-8
0-8131-4525-2 0-8131-4506-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812283503321 |
Becker Jeffrey A. <1968->
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Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2014 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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