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Membership and morals : the personal uses of pluralism in America /

In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly politi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenblum, Nancy L. (Nancy Lipton), 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Associations and the Moral Anxieties of Liberalism
  • pt. 1. Pluralism and Liberal Expectancy. 1. Civil Society: Getting the Dangers Right. 2. The Morality of Association
  • pt. 2. Voluntary Associations. 3. Religious Associations: Constitutional Incongruence. 4. Corporate Culture and Community at Home. 5. Compelled Association: Democratic Equality and Self-Respect. 6. Membership and Voice. 7. Secret Societies and Private Armies: Conspiracism and Clear and Present Danger. 8. "Fusion Republicanism" and Paramilitary Paul Reveres. 9. Identity Groups and Voluntary Association: Filling in the Empty Politics of Recognition
  • Conclusion: Navigating Pluralism: The Democracy of Everyday Life.