Americans are losing the freedom to make sense of daily choices
teachers can't maintain order in the classroom, managers are
trained to avoid candor, schools ban the game of tag, and companies
plaster inane warnings on everything: "Remove Baby Before Folding
Stroller." Philip K. Howard's urgent and elegant argument is full
of examples, often darkly humorous. He describes the historical and
cultural forces that led to this mess, and he lays out the basic
shift in approach needed to fix it. Today we are flooded with rules
and legal threats that prevent us from taking responsibility and
using our common sense. We must rebuild boundaries of law that
affirmatively protect an open field of freedom. The stories here
will ring true to every reader. The analysis is powerful, and the
solution unavoidable. What's at stake, Howard explains in this
seminal book, is the vitality of American culture."
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Philip K. Howard
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Dimensions: |
217 x 145 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
221 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-06566-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues >
Law & society
|
LSN: |
0-393-06566-9 |
Barcode: |
9780393065664 |
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