Being America - Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)

Having risen to national attention with his first book, For Common Things," " Jedediah Purdy now cements his claim to being one of the most arresting public intellectuals of his generation. In Being America, Purdy turns his erudition and unique perspective to America's relationship with a world that both admires and hates it.
Purdy has absorbed insights from people around the world: Westernized Egyptians who consider Osama bin Laden a hero, an urbane Indian who espouses gay rights and the most thuggish kind of Hindu nationalism, Cambodian sweat-shop workers, and others. Out of these conversations--and his inspired readings of political thinkers from Edmund Burke to James Madison--Purdy breathes new meaning into the American values of democracy, liberty, and free trade. Clear-thinking and far-sighted, Being America encourages America to strive to realize the potential it doesn't always know it has.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	February 2004
Authors:	Jedediah Purdy
Dimensions:	204 x 131 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	368
Edition:	1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-72755-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Promotions
LSN:	0-375-72755-8
Barcode:	9780375727559

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