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Democracy in moderation : Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and sustainable liberalism /
Democracy in Moderation views constitutional liberal democracy as grounded in a principle of avoiding extremes and striking the right balance among its defining principles of liberty, equality, religion, and sustainable order, thus tempering tendencies toward sectarian excess. Such moderation origin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half title; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Preface; Prologue: The Spirit of Moderation in Constitutional Democracy; Part I: Tocquevillean Moderation in Philosophy and Founding; 1 Montesquieu's Philosophy of Moderation: Natural Right, Liberalism, Constitutionalism; 2 Washington's Harmony: The Balance of Traditions in the American Founding; 3 Tocqueville's Deepening of Modern Moderation; Part II: Moderation and Statesmanship at Home and Abroad; 4 Religion and Liberty in America: The Moderate Spirit of Montesquieu and Tocqueville
- 5 Moderation, American Grand Strategy, and Washington's Statesmanship6 Constitutionalist Political Science: Storing's Moderation and Our Polarization; Epilogue: Moderation and Sustainability; Bibliography; Index