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954508
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b708878
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| Main Entry
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Johnson, Joel A.,1974-
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| Title & Author
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Beyond practical virtue : : a defense of liberal democracy through literature /\ Joel A. Johnson.
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| Publication Statement
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Columbia :: University of Missouri Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (xiii, 179 pages)
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| ISBN
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0826265790
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: 9780826265791
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0826217117
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9780826217110
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-171) and index.
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| Contents
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Beyond Practical Virtue A Defense of Liberal Democracy through Literature; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Aesthetic Critique of Democratic Liberty; 2 Democratic Liberation; 3 The Democratic Struggle and Individual Development; 4 Individual Development and the Public Sphere; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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"Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher.
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Cooper, James Fenimore,1789-1851-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Howells, William Dean,1837-1920-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Twain, Mark,1835-1910-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Cooper, James Fenimore,1789-1851.
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Howells, William Dean,1837-1920.
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Twain, Mark,1835-1910.
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American fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
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Democracy in literature.
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Democracy.
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Individualism in literature.
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Individualism.
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Liberalism in literature.
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Liberalism.
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American fiction.
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Democracy in literature.
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Democracy.
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Individualism in literature.
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Individualism.
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Liberalism in literature.
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Liberalism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.409358
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| LC Classification
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PS374.L42J65 2007eb
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