Description: The long-developing cultural divisions beneath our present political crisis Liberal democracy in America has always contained contradictions--most notably, a noble but abstract commitment to freedom, justice, and equality that, tragically, has seldom been realized in practice. While these contradictions have caused dissent and even violence, there was always an underlying and evolving solidarity drawn from the cultural resources of America's "hybrid Enlightenment." James Davison Hunter, who introduced the concept of "culture wars" thirty years ago, tells us in this new book that those historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved. While a deepening political polarization is the most obvious sign of this, the true problem is not polarization per se but Book and Mortar Record Store Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis -- James Davison Hunter The long-developing cultural divisions beneath our present political crisis Liberal democracy in America has always contained contradictions--most notably, a noble but abstract commitment to freedom, justice, and equality that, tragically, has seldom been realized in practice. While these contradictions have caused dissent and even violence, there was always an underlying and evolving solidarity drawn from the cultural resources of America's "hybrid Enlightenment." James Davison Hunter, who introduced the concept of "culture wars" thirty years ago, tells us in this new book that those historic sources of national solidarity have now largely dissolved. While a deepening political polarization is the most obvious sign of this, the true problem is not polarization per se but the absence of cultural resources to work through what divides us. The destructive logic that has filled the void only makes bridging our differences more challenging. In the end, all political regimes require some level of unity. If it cannot be generated organically, it will be imposed by force. Can America's political crisis be fixed? Can an Enlightenment-era institution--liberal democracy--survive and thrive in a post-Enlightenment world? If, for some, salvaging the older sources of national solidarity is neither possible sociologically, nor desirable politically or ethically, what cultural resources will support liberal democracy in the future? Author: James Davison Hunter Publisher: Yale University Press Published: 04/23/2024 Pages: 504 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 2.02lbs Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.50d ISBN: 9780300274370 About the Author James Davison Hunter is LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. His books include Culture Wars and Science and the Good.
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Label: Yale University Press
Artist: Hunter, James Davison
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Book Title: Democracy and Solidarity : on the Cultural Roots of America's Political Crisis
Number of Pages: 504 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Topic: United States / 21st Century, American Government / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Item Height: 1.3 in
Publication Year: 2024
Genre: Political Science, History
Item Weight: 31.3 Oz
Author: James Davison Hunter
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Hardcover
