The rights revolution : rights and community in modern America /
The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our...
| Основен автор: | Walker, Samuel, 1942- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=143576 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rights revolution. |
| Резюме: |
The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse? In The Rights Revolution, Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The "rights revolution," says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rightsfro. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xviii, 222 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-210) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1602566275 9781602566279 9780195090253 019509025X 1423734556 9781423734550 |