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Benjamin Barber

2 Aug 1939 - 24 Apr 2017

Benjamin R. Barber (August 2, 1939 – April 24, 2017) was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World as well as the classic of democratic theory, 1984's Strong Democracy (revised in 2004). He became a top-level international consultant on participatory democracy as well as an adviser to Bill Clinton and Howard Dean.

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  • Cover of: Jihad vs. McWorld

    First published in 1995 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition jihadvsmcworld00barb_0 Cover of edition jihadvsmcworld0000barb_i2w6
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  • Cover of: Fear's empire: war, terrorism, and democracy

    First published in 2003 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The struggle for democracy

    First published in 1988 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Strong democracy: participatory politics for a new age

    First published in 1984 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition strongdemocracyp00barb_669
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  • Cover of: Superman and common men: freedom, anarchy and the revolution

    First published in 1971 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An aristocracy of everyone: the politics of education and the future of America

    First published in 1992 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition aristocracyofeve00barb_0
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  • Cover of: The conquest of politics: liberal philosophy in democratic times

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The death of communal liberty: a history of freedom in a Swiss mountain canton

    First published in 1974 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Liberating feminism

    First published in 1975 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A passion for democracy: American essays

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The struggle for democracy

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  • Cover of: The truth of power: intellectual affairs in the Clinton White House

    First published in 2001 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition truthofpowerinte00barb
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  • Cover of: A place for us: how to make society civil and democracy strong

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Struggle for Democracy

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Can America be democratic?: a participatory critique of the liberal consensus

    First published in 1981 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Coca Cola und Heiliger Krieg. Sonderausgabe. Jihad versus McWorld.

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  • Cover of: Con$umed: how markets corrupt children, infantilize adults, and swallow citizens whole

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  • Cover of: Education for Democracy

    First published in 1999 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Living in a Democracy

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Subjects
Democracy, Capitalism, Démocratie, History, Liberalism, Political participation, Case studies, Child consumers, Consumer behavior, Consumption (Economics), Consumption (economics), Demokratie, Globalization, Mass society, Materialism, New York Times reviewed, Political science, Social aspects, Social conditions, Struggle for democracy (Television program), Terrorisme, United states, social conditions, 1980-, Addresses, essays, lectures, Aims and objectives, American literature
Places
United States, Estados Unidos, Graubünden (Switzerland)
People
Bill Clinton (1946-)
Time
20th century, 1980-, 1981-1989, 2001-

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