Title: Freedom's power : the true force of liberalism /
Authors: Starr, Paul, 1949-
Publisher: Basic Books,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Liberalism.
Abstract: "Liberalism in America is under siege. Conservatives now treat it as an epithet and even some progressives spurn it. But according to Paul Starr, liberalism is a sturdy public philosophy, deeply rooted in our traditions, capable of making America and the world more free and secure. Freedom's Power shows why liberalism works - and how it can work for America again."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Liberalism and the discipline of power -- The creative reluctance of liberal statecraft -- The classical discipline -- Lineages of democratic liberalism -- Liberalism and the long crisis, 1914-1991 -- Why democratic liberalism works -- Up from socialism -- Statecraft and danger in a new world -- In this together : the democratic partnership now.