The democratic soul: a Wilson Carey McWilliams reader

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In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933-2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to America's dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American demo…

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Full title :The democratic soul : a Wilson Carey McWilliams reader / Wilson Carey McWilliams ; edited by Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams.

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Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication:Lexington
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 430 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780813133706, 081313370X, 1283117126, 9781283117128
oclc:ocn739713791
LC Classification:JK1764
Dewey Decimal:320.973

pt. 1. Political thought in America -- pt. 2. Political thinkers -- pt. 3. Theory and practice -- pt. 4. Democracy as a moral enterprise.

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democracy Democracy -- United States Electronic books États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government Politics and government United States United States -- Politics and government