American Political Thought by Kenneth M Dolbeare
In the wake of a precedent-setting presidential election and in the midst of a deepening economic recession, the author challenge students to examine and understand their own political beliefs in historical context. They ask students to examine how the world today fits with the basic ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Kenneth M. Dolbeare is a retired professor of political science who has taught at the Universities of Wisconsin, Washington, Massachusetts, and Colorado-Denver. He also taught for fifteen years at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA. In addition to his Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University, he received his LLB from Brooklyn Law School and is a member of the New York Bar. He is the author of several research monographs and other books, the most recent of which is USA 2012: After the Middle Class Revolution (1996). Michael S. Cummings is professor of political science and President’s Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado Denver. A graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, he received his Ph.D. in political science from Stanford. He has published many articles and two co-edited books on communal and utopian studies, as well as a 1999 co-edited book, The Transformation of U.S. Unions: Voices, Visions, and Strategies from the Grassroots. His 2001 book, Beyond Political Correctness: Social Transformation in the United States, was named the “Outstanding Book in Transformational and Ecological Politics” by the American Political Science Association’s organized section in Ecological and Transformational Politics. Since the 1980s, he has been a non-partisan public advocate for youth rights and empowerment.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780872899728 |
| ISBN 10 | 0872899721 |
| Title | American Political Thought |
| Author | Kenneth M Dolbeare |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2009-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 696 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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