The Virtues of Liberalism
- ISBN-10
- 0195121406
- ISBN-13
- 9780195121407
- Category
- Liberalism
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- James T. Kloppenberg
Description
In contrast to prevailing tendencies to simplify and distort American liberalism, James Kloppenberg shows how the multifaceted virtues of liberalism have inspired theorists and reformers from Thomas Jefferson to Martin Luther King, Jr., and how these virtues persist in the work of liberal democrats today.
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