Ameritopia the unmaking of America
Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that the government faces today.
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2012.
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| Edition: | 1st Threshold Editions hbk. ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Levin, Mark R. |q (Mark Reed), |d 1957- | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Ameritopia : |b the unmaking of America / |c Mark R. Levin. |
| 250 | |a 1st Threshold Editions hbk. ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Threshold Editions, |c 2012. | ||
| 300 | |a xiii, 270 p. ; |c 22 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Part I. On utopianism. The tyranny of utopia ; Plato's Republic and the perfect society ; Thomas More's Utopia and radical egalitarianism ; Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the all-powerful state ; Karl Marx's Communist manifesto and the class struggle -- Part II. On Americanism. John Locke and the nature of man ; The influence of Locke on the founders ; Charles de Montesquieu and republican government ; The influence of Montesquieu on the framers ; Alexis de Tocqueville and Democracy in America -- Part III. On utopianism and Americanism. Post-constitutional America ; Ameritopia. | |
| 520 | |a Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that the government faces today. | ||
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