The Essential Communitarian Reader
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published on 28. January 1998
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-8476-8826-5 (ISBN)
Description
This outstanding new book shows why communitarian thought has had such a profound influence on contemporary American public policy, from strengthening our neighborhoods to fighting AIDS and educating our children. Edited by Amitai Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian Network and author of the best-selling books The Spirit of Community and The New Golden Rule, this comprehensive collection contains essays written by the nation's most respected thinkers. See why politicians as diverse as Vice President Al Gore and Jack Kemp view communitarian social philosophy as the most practical way of restoring America's communities and redeeming its political institutions.
Reviews / Votes
For a movement that is only a few years old, the communitarians are bursting with ideas for rebuilding what they see as the pillars of society-the family, the school, and the community. * The San Francisco Chronicle * Communitarianism promises to shape a new political era in the way progressivism reshaped our nation a century ago. -- Bill BradleyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
603 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8826-5 (9780847688265)
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Persons
Amitai Etzioni is university professor at George Washington University. He is the author and editor of many influential books, including The Spirit of Community and The New Golden Rule. He resides in Washington, D.C.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities Part 3 Part I. Communitarian Theory Chapter 4 Foundations of Communitarian Liberalism Chapter 5 Community Properly Understood: A Defense of "Democratic Communitarianism" Chapter 6 The Limits of Libertarianism Chapter 7 A Moral Reawakening Without Puritanism Chapter 8 The Dangers of Soft Despotism Chapter 9 Beyond Teledemocracy: "America on the Line" Chapter 10 Social Justice: A Communitarian Perspective Chapter 11 A Precarious Balance: Economic Opportunity, Civil Society and Political Liberty Part 12 Part II. Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 13 Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 14 "Absolute" Rights": Property and Privacy Chapter 15 Permissible Paternalism: In Defense of the Nanny State Chapter 16 Finding a Place for Community in the First Amendment Chapter 17 AIDS Prevention vs. Cultural Sensitivity Chapter 18 A Gangsta's Rights Part 19 Part III. Communitarian Policy Chapter 20 A Liberal-Democratic Case for the Two-Parent Family Chapter 21 Residential Community Associations: Community or Disunity? Chapter 22 When Redistribution and Economic Growth Fail Chapter 23 What Makes a Good Urban Park? Chapter 24 The Loss of Public Space Chapter 25 Rebuilding Urban Communities Chapter 26 The Libertarian Conundrum: Why the Market Does Not Safeguard Civil Rights Chapter 27 Drug Abuse Control Policy: Liberatarian, Authoritarian, Liberal, and Communitarian Perspectives Chapter 28 Inner-City Crime: What the Federal Government Should Do Chapter 29 A Mandate For Liberty: Requiring Education-Based Community Service Chapter 30 Social Science Finds: "Marriage Matters" Chapter 31 Part IV. The Community of Communities Chapter 32 Democracy and the Politics of Difference Chapter 33 Pluralism vs. Particularism in American Education Chapter 34 Immigration and Political Community in the United States Chapter 35 Who Killed Modern Manners? Chapter 36 Index