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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Introduction
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Human Rights, Thomas Jefferson, and the Lockean Moment
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Rights and the Crafting of Constitutions
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Case Studies and the Implementation of Rights and Democracy
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'These are powerful essays exploring the complexities of Jefferson's ideas and their relevance today as liberal democracies face an illiberal network of nations. Anyone interested in the origins of modern democratic thought and its pertinence to our world must read them. - Joyce Appleby, UCLA
'These are powerful essays exploring the complexities of Jefferson's ideas and their relevance today as liberal democracies face an illiberal network of nations. Any one interested in the origins of modern democratic thought and its pertinence to our world must read them.'' - Joyce Appleby, UCLA.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
ROBERT FATTON JR. is Julia Cooper Professor of Politics, University of Virginia, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Future of Liberal Democracy
Book Subtitle: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World
Editors: Robert Fatton, R. K. Ramazani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981455
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6564-6Published: 22 November 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-8145-5Published: 28 October 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 288
Topics: European Politics, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, History of the Americas, Political Science, Democracy