Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press, 1996. Second Printing. 417, notes, index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, edge tears, and chips, minor soiling to book. Despite the success of American life in the last half century, our national politics is rife with discontent. What ails democracy in America today, and what can be done about it? In this book, Sandel traces our political predicament to a defect in the public philosophy by which we live and provides a new interpretation of the American political and constitutional tradition that offers hope of rejuvenating our civic life. Condition: very good, good.

Keywords: Freedom, Antitrust, Bill of Rights, Louis Brandeis, Capitalism, Free Speech, Thomas Jefferson, Privacy, Self-Government

ISBN: 0674197445

[Book #45798]

Price: $25.00

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