An edition of The vital center
(1949)
The vital center
the politics of freedom
New ed.; with a new foreword by the author.
by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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The Vital Center is an eloquent and incisive defense of liberal democracy against its rivals to the left and to the right, communism and fascism. It shows how the failures of free society had led to the mass escape from freedom and sharpened the appeal of totalitarian solutions. And it calls for a radical reconstruction of the democratic faith based on a realistic understanding of human limitation and frailty.
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Politics and government, Totalitarianism, Communism, Liberalism, Communisme, Politique et gouvernement, Totalitarisme, Libéralisme, United states, politics and government, 1901-1913, United states, politics and government, 1919-1933, United states, politics and government, 1933-1953, Democracy, United states, foreign relations, United states, civilization, 20th century, United states, social conditions, United states, economic conditionsPlaces
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The vital center: the politics of freedom
2015, Transaction Publishers
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- Transaction large print edition.
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The Vital Center: The Politics of Freedom
January 1, 1997, Transaction Publishers
Paperback
in English
- New Ed edition
1560009896 9781560009894
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The vital center: the politics of freedom
1970, Deutsch
in English
- New ed.; with a new foreword by the author.
0233961976 9780233961972
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