TY - BOOK TI - American liberalism: an interpretation for our time T2 - H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series SN - 9780807831717 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - JC 574.2.U6 M355.2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Chapel Hill PB - University of North Carolina KW - Liberalismo KW - United States KW - Estados Unidos KW - Politics and government KW - 2001-2009 KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficase índice; Introduction : America at the crossroads --; Book 1: Liberalism : principles and values --; 1; Liberalism and democracy --; 2; Preventing tyranny, promoting freedom --; 3; The rule of law --; 4; Pluralism --; 5; Liberty and equality --; 6; Values --; Book 2 : Liberalism's critics --; 1; Situating American liberalism and its critics --; 2; Traditional conservatism --; 3; Laissez-faire conservatism --; 4; Neoconservatism --; 5; The nonliberal left --; Book 3 : Historical interlude --; 1; Toward state-action liberalism --; 2; The national security state --; 3; Market interventions --; 4; Discrimination --; 5; The liberal credo --; Book 4 : Democracy --; 1; Democracy and legitimacy --; 2; Deliberative democracy --; 3; Democracy and equality --; Conclusion : Liberal versus illiberal democracy --; Appendix : Relevant facts and figures --; Acknowledgments --; Index ER -