The rights revolution : rights and community in modern America

The rights revolution : rights and community in modern America / Samuel Walker.

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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Main Author: Walker, Samuel, 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Communitarianism > United States.
Social values > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Civil rights
Civil rights movements
Communitarianism
Social values
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • INTRODUCTION; Chapter One: THE PROBLEM OF RIGHTS; Chapter Two: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN LIFE; Chapter Three: BELONGING TO AMERICA: RIGHTS AND MEMBERSHIP; Chapter Four: SPEAKING AND BELONGING: FREE SPEECH AND COMMUNITY; Chapter Five: THE CONFINED AND THE ACCUSED; Chapter Six: THE LIMITS OF COMMUNITARIANISM; Chapter Seven: CONCLUSION: NEW RULES FOR AMERICAN SOCIETY; NOTES; INDEX.

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