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philip green -lrb- author -rrb-

philip green -lrb- born 1932 -rrb- is an american political theorist and sophia smith professor emeritus of smith college in northampton , ma .
an outspoken public intellectual , he is best known for his critiques of american liberal pluralism , beginning with a critique of american cold war strategic policy based on massive nuclear deterrence and first-strike capability , to numerous recent writings about the retreat of representative democracy in the united states .
his recent book , `` american democracy : selected essays on theory , practice and critique '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- , contains a compilation of many of those essays .
