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" The free society in crisis : "
David Selbourne.
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BL
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855094
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Selbourne, David,1937-
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The free society in crisis : : a history of our times /\ David Selbourne.
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Amherst, New York :: Prometheus Books,, [2019]
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, ©2019
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352 pages ;; 24 cm
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1633885305
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: 9781633885301
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-332) and index.
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| Contents
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As other powers advance -- Rich and poor -- Socialism's defeat -- Breaking the bounds -- The home front -- In limbo -- Reactions -- The political class -- Bad faith -- The demiurge of capital -- Questions of belief -- The true commonwealth.
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"Critiquing assumptions on both the left and the right, noted historian of ideas and political theorist David Selbourne stresses the importance of shared community and civic duty"--
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Citizenship.
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Civil society.
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Social ethics.
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Civil society.
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Democracy.
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Duty.
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Political obligation.
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Social contract.
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Social ethics.
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United States.
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300
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JC337.S45 2019
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