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The character of nations : how politics makes and breaks prosperity, family, and civility /

In the tradition of Thomas Sowell and Stephen Carter, a broad cross-cultural study of how the nature of a regime affects the character of its people.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Codevilla, Angelo, 1943-2021
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books, 2009.
Edición:Rev. ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; introduction; part i regimes and character; 1 regimes; 2 tone and character; 3 the character of democracy; part ii what differences regimes make; 4 the soviet legacy; 5 prosperity; 6 civility; 7 family; 8 the soul; 9 the ultimate test; part iii our character; 10 tocqueville's america; 11 what are we doing to ourselves?; 12 the culture wars; 13 america's defenders; notes; index.