Searching for the spirit of American democracy : Max Weber's analysis of a unique political culture, past, present, and future / Stephen Kalberg.
The ongoing crisis of American democracy debate is the topic of this new book. By referring to Weber s long-term perspective, it provides rich new insights and some reasons for optimism. It also offers powerful explanations for the particular contours of today s American political culture. Kalberg...
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| Language: | English |
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Boulder :
Paradigm Publishers,
[2014]
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| Physical Description: | xii, 157 pages ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. The Foundations I: The Ascetic Protestant Cornerstones of the Early American Political Culture
- 2. The Foundations II: The Protestant Sects in the American Colonies, the Early United States and beyond
- 3. The "Eminent Power" of the American Political Culture to Form Groups: From Sects to Civic Associations, the Civic Sphere and Practical-Ethical Action in the Nineteenth Century
- 4. The Political Culture of the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries: The Strong Individual-Small-State Constellation 5. The Weberian Model: The Dissolution of the American Civic Sphere in the Twentieth Century
- 6. Complementary Models: Extending the Weberian Model
- 7. Conclusion: Max Weber's Analysis of the Spirit of American Democracy.