Future of democratic equality rebuilding social solidarity in a fragmented America

Schwartz, Joseph M 1954-

Future of democratic equality rebuilding social solidarity in a fragmented America - London Routledge 2009 - xii,225p. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-211) and index.

Introduction: bringing "difference" and "identity" back into concern for democratic equality -- From domestic to global solidarity -- Post-structuralist political theory: living in an unreal world: where's you? Me? Agency? -- Can a "politics of difference" (or "identity politics") ground a radical democratic conception of justice -- The rise of global "casino capitalism": short-term financial profit versus long-term equitable growth -- Does globalization necessitate the demise of democratic egalitarian politics? -- Racism, difference, and the problematic politics of social solidarity -- Conclusion: ending the false antinomy of "difference" and "equality": toward an egalitarian democratic pluralism.

9780415944656

2008002880


Equality--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Solidarity--United States.

JC575 / .S364 2009

320.973011 / SC-F

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