The rights revolution :: rights and community in modern America /

The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our...

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1. Verfasser: Walker, Samuel, 1942-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
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Zusammenfassung:The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse? In The Rights Revolution, Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The "rights revolution," says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rightsfro.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 222 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-210) and index.
ISBN:1602566275
9781602566279
9780195090253
019509025X
1423734556
9781423734550

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