Twilight's last gleaming
Subtitle: the price of happiness in America
By: James R. Cooper.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Social change.; Social ethics -- United States.; Social problems.; National characteristics, American.; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-; United States -- Moral conditions.
Description: Are Americans burning themselves out from stress? Have the living conditions and the pace of the modern urban lifestyle made the attainment of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness impossible? In Twilight's Last Gleaming, James R. Cooper proposes a startling new program to salvage the American dream through a national policy emphasis on renewal of our cities. Cooper's approach is interdisciplinary, ranging from Hobbes to Locke, from suggested changes in the Supreme Court to the nature of human sexuality. Above all, Cooper urges that Americans make a "paradigm shift" in the way they think about the goals they pursue. He demonstrates how new strategies will make living in our cities a rewarding experience and will help America to resume its historic role as a wellspring of democratic progress.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.