A Passion for Democracy
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Benjamin Barber is one of Americas preeminent political theorists. He has been a significant voice in the continuing debate about the nature and role of democracy in the contemporary world. A Passion for Democracy collects twenty of his most important writings on American democracy. Together they refine his distinctive position in democratic theory. Barbers conception of strong democracy contrasts with traditional concepts of liberal democracy, especially in its emphasis on citizen participation in central issues of public debate. These essays critique the thin representation of liberal democracy and buttress the arguments presented in Barbers twelve books, most recently in his well-received Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Re-shaping the World. In these pieces, Barber argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and he stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education, and culture. A Passion for Democracy is divided into four sections. In the first, American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights, Barber addresses issues of ongoing relevance to todays debates about the roots of participatory democracy, including individualism vs. community, the importance of consent, and the irrelevance of Marxism. Essays in the second section, American Practice: Leadership, Citizenship, and Censorship provide a strong democracy critique of American democratic practice. Education for Democracy: Civic Education, Service, and Citizenship applies Barbers theories to three related topics and includes his much-discussed essay America Skips School. The final section, Democracy and Technology: Endless Frontier or End of Democracy? provides glimpses into a future that technology alone cannot secure for democracy. In his preface, Barber writes: In these essays ... I have been hard on my country. Like most ardent democrats, I want more for it than it has achieved, despit
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