| Snake That Swallowed Its Tail: Some Contradictions in Modern Liberalism Contributor(s): Garnett, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0907845886 ISBN-13: 9780907845881 Publisher: Imprint Academic (Ips) OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: Liberal values are the hallmark of a civilised society. Yet they depend on an optimistic view of the human condition, Stripped of this essential ingredient, liberalism has become a hollowed-out abstraction. Tracing its effects through the media, politics and the public services, the author argues that hollowed-out liberalism has helped to produce our present discontent. Unless we stop boasting about our values and try to recover their essence, liberal society will be crushed in the coils of its own contradictions. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 320.5 |
| Series: Societas |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.24" W x 8.3" (0.36 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Liberal values are the hallmark of a civilised society. Yet they depend on an optimistic view of the human condition, Stripped of this essential ingredient, liberalism has become a hollowed-out abstraction. Tracing its effects through the media, politics and the public services, the author argues that hollowed-out liberalism has helped to produce our present discontent. Unless we stop boasting about our values and try to recover their essence, liberal society will be crushed in the coils of its own contradictions. |