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	Sheehan Jeanne
Edizione	[2nd ed. 2024.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (364 pages)
Disciplina	320.473
Soggetto topico	America - Politics and government Political science World politics Executive power Elections American Politics Political Science Political History Executive Politics Electoral Politics
ISBN	9783031667114 9783031667107
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1: Government, Power, and Liberty: Commitment I -- 2: A Republic: Commitment II -- 3: Liberty Above All: Dispersion of Power or ‘Trias Politica’: Commitment III -- 4: When Power and Liberty Collide: The Problem Rears Its Head Early -- 5: Overcoming the Dispersion of Power: Parties, a Necessary Evil -- 6: Trying to Make Madisonian Government Deliver: Jeffersonian Model -- 7: Best-Laid Plans: The Tensions Persist and Intensify -- 8: Is Violence the only Way to Achieve Real Change? The Framework Proposed by the Founders -- 9: A Brief History of Structural Reforms: Long on Proposals, Short on Achievement -- 10: Return to First Solutions or Extra-Constitutional Means of Achieving Structural Reform.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910984577303321