The Ethos of a Late-Modern Citizen

The Ethos of a Late-Modern Citizen
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 0674032632
ISBN-13 : 9780674032637
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Book Synopsis The Ethos of a Late-Modern Citizen by : Stephen K. White

Download or read book The Ethos of a Late-Modern Citizen written by Stephen K. White and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White contends that Western democracies face novel challenges demanding our reexamination of the role of citizens. He argues that the intense focus in the past three decades on finding general principles of justice for diversity-rich societies needs to be complemented by an exploration of an ethos to adequately sustain any such principles.


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