TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldstene,Paul N.
TI  - Democracy and Its Enemies: The American Struggle for the Enlightenment
T2  - Political Theory for Today Series
SN  - 9781498581752
AV  - JK1726 .G653 2018 
U1  - 973.2 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Democracy-United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Liberal Economics as a System of Power -- Chapter Two: The Conservative Consequences of Liberal Supremacy -- Chapter Three: The Romantic Assault on the Enlightenment -- Chapter Four: Democracy and the Idea of Progress -- Chapter Five: The Material Conditions of Democracy -- Chapter Six: The Problem of Majorities -- Chapter Seven: A Liberal System Under Assault -- Chapter Eight: The American Version of Corporatism -- Chapter Nine: Pluralism, the Enlightenment, and Science -- Chapter Ten: From Liberal Man to Democratic Man -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author
N2  - America emerged from the Enlightenment, thus the prevailing elements of politics in the United States are echoes of struggles amongst the moderate, the conservative, and the radical Enlightenment. This books attempts to understand the changing realities of power in the United States, as well as how they become authorized by attaining consent
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