The Rise of the Imperial Self - America's Culture Wars in Augustinian Perspective (Paperback, New)

The Rise of the Imperial Self establishes a geneaology of aristocracy and places America firmly within an aristocratic tradition originally articulated by St. Augustine, but adapted to American society by Alexis de Tocqueville. Ronald W. Dworkin then traces the evolution of American culture from Tocqueville's America, when American aristocracy was defined by a love of something beyond the self to today's preoccupation with individuality, self-expression, autonomy, and self-esteem--the "imperial self."

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1996
First published:	June 1996
Authors:	Ronald W. Dworkin
Dimensions:	223 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-8219-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-8476-8219-6
Barcode:	9780847682195

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