Beyond Red and Blue How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates

Name: Beyond Red and Blue How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates
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ISBN: 9780262517560

ISBN-10: 0262517566

ISBN-13: 9780262517560

Edition: 2009

Authors: Peter S. Wenz

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On any given night cable TV news will tell us how polarized American politics is: Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Canada. But in fact, writes Peter Wenz in Beyond Red and Blue, Americans do not divide neatly into two ideological camps of red/blue, Republican/Democrat, right/left. In real life, as Wenz shows, different ideologies can converge on certain issues; people from the right and left can support the same policy for different reasons. Thus, for example, libertarian-leaning Republicans can oppose the Patriot Act's encroachment on personal freedom and social conservatives can support gay marriage on the grounds that it strengthens the institution of marriage. Wenz maps out…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 386
Size: 5.71" wide x 8.58" long x 0.99" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Peter S. Wenz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield and University Scholar at the University of Illinois. He is the author of Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates (MIT Press) and other books.