The politics of gratitude : scale, place & community in a global age /

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Many Americans are longing for alternative politics rooted in strong communities, recognition of limits, and respect for the natural world. These issues are not the possession of one political party. Rather, they refer to ideas rooted deeply in the best aspects of our common tradition, and they repr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitchell, Mark T. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Social values > United States.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Politics and government
Social values
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Creatures: limits and dependence
  • Gratitude: a creature's love
  • Human scale: propriety in our lives
  • Place: the allure of home
  • Politics: the art of freedom
  • Economics: private property and the virtues of freedom
  • The natural world: living in a creation
  • Family: the cradle of gratitude
  • Education: the place of the liberal arts
  • Conclusion: the neighborly arts.

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