Autore	Maurini Alessandro
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (193 pages)
Disciplina	320.473
Collana	Politics, Literature, and Film
ISBN	1-4985-1378-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Introduction: An intellectual biography of a political thinker -- Beyond Marxism and positivism: the formative years -- Huxley's political thinking: the lesson of Vilfredo Pareto -- Mass society and Fordism -- The totalitarian elite -- Democratic elitism for peace and democracy -- Political thought between utopia and dystopia -- Huxley within contemporary political thought -- Appendix: On pacifist and cooperative realism: a misunderstanding in Turin between Aldous Huxley and Giuseppe Prezzolini in 1958.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798857703321

Autore	Gendre Michael
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (182 p.)
Disciplina	320.473
Soggetto topico	Political participation - United States Transparency in government - United States
ISBN	0-7618-6724-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Manipulating People by Means of "Bread and Circuses; " Then and Now; 3 The Philosophical Case for Limiting Government; 4 Caring for Others Requires a Principle of Duty; 5 Drawing the Line between Self-Actualization and Our Duty to Others; 6 Private Property Expands Our Opportunities; 7 Imposing Restrictions on Inheritance; 8 Using Property Rights to Better Understand Abortion and Adoption; 9 The Market Is the Best Engine for Conflict Resolution; 10 Discrimination as a Moral and Strategic Challenge 11 The Rise of Property Rights in Historical Context12 Bringing Back Legitimacy to Government; 13 Proposed Legal and Constitutional Changes; 14 The Obstacles That We Still Face; 15 The Road to Wealth Creation in a Society with Meaningful Lives; 16 Imperialism as a Threat to American Governance; 17 From Ancients to Moderns; Afterword and Summary in the Form of an Open Letter; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910798015503321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : The new american library, 1948
Descrizione fisica	XVII, 223 p. ; 18 cm
Disciplina	320.473
Collana	Mentor Book
Soggetto topico	Democrazia - Stati Uniti d'America
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNISA-990006114680203316

Autore	Bryce James Bryce, Viscount, <1838-1922.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Indianapolis, Ind., : Liberty Fund, 1995
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1713 p.)
Disciplina	320.473
Soggetto topico	State governments - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-61487-776-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Vol. 1. The national government. The state governments -- v. 2. The party system. Public opinion. Illustrations and reflections. Social institutions.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462468903321

Autore	Zaino Jeanne
Edizione	[1st ed. 2021.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (XXXIII, 280 p. 17 illus., 15 illus. in color.)
Disciplina	320.973 320.473
Soggetto topico	Political science World politics Executive power Elections Political Science Political History Executive Politics Electoral Politics
ISBN	3-030-62281-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. The Dispersion of Power -- 2. A Republic - If You Can Keep It -- 3. 'Trias Politica' -- 4. A Most Unsure Grip -- 5. The Object of the Government or Systems Failure -- 6. A Necessary Evil -- 7. The Strategy of Majority Rule -- 8. A Failure to Act of What's Most Remarkable -- 9. Nothing Human Can Be Perfect: Constitutional Change and the Limits of the Remedies Thereafter -- 10. Restructuring by Rewriting or Towards a More Responsible Government -- 11. The 'Two Modes' - Proposal by Congress and 'The Other Way' -- 12. Return to First Solutions or Extra-Constitutional Means of Bridging the Divide.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910484176303321