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Today, American rugged individualism is in a fight for its life on two battlegrounds: in the policy realm and in the intellectual world of ideas that may lead to new policies. In this book, the authors look at the political context in which rugged individualism flourishes or declines and offer a balanced assessment of its future prospects. They outline its path from its founding-marked by the Declaration of Independence-to today, focusing on different periods in our history when rugged individualism was thriving or was under attack. The authors ultimately look with some optimism toward new frontiers of the twenty-first century that may nourish rugged individualism. They assert that we cannot tip the delicate balance between equality and liberty so heavily in favor of equality that there is no liberty left for individual Americans to enjoy. In considering reasons to be pessimistic as well as reasons to be optimistic about it, they also suggest where supporters of rugged individualism might focus greater encouragement and resources.Product Identifiers
PublisherHoover Institution Press,U.S.
ISBN-139780817920241
eBay Product ID (ePID)232692283
Product Key Features
Number of Pages136 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRugged Individualism: Dead or Alive?
Publication Year2017
SubjectPolitics
TypeTextbook
AuthorGordon Lloyd, David Davenport
Subject AreaPolitical Science
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight415 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid Davenport, Gordon Lloyd