Attention deficit democracy
Subtitle: the paradox of civic engagement
By: Ben Berger
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780691144689
Subjects: Political participation; Democracy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: The rules of engagement; title: Political engagement as intrinsic good: Arendt and company; title: Political engagement as instrumental good: Tocqueville, attention deficit, and energy; title: Is political engagement better than sex?; title: Conclusion: Tocqueville vs. the full monty.