In Defense of the West

American Values Under Siege

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

Av Donald J. Devine

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American values and institutions are under stress, from terrorist attacks by opposing worldviews abroad to widespread domestic skepticism that American traditions are more valuable than others. In this book, Donald Devine asks whether these values can survive or be defended in a West that questions all traditions. Devine raises questions that are answered as the chapters develop, keeping readers engaged, while preventing quick dismissals of the concerns held by those not inclined to support the book's thesis_that Western vision and American values are worth questioning or defending. All standard solutions are considered and are brought together in an investigation of Western values that has a traditionalist bend, but still leaves the largest questions open for the reader to contemplate_including whether American values will in fact survive.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-06-01
Mått158 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor178
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761828228

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Donald J. Devine served as Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from 1981-1985. He is President of the Donald Devine Company, which provides policy and management consultation to government, nonprofit, and political clients; Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of American Values, Bellevue University, Nebraska; Adjunct Scholar for the Heritage Foundation; and Columnist for The Washington Times. Dr. Devine is also a former Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland.

Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 Contesting World TraditionsChapter 4 Making Traditional Rational and ScientificChapter 5 The Western VisionChapter 6 American Values and InstitutionsChapter 7 Early Constitutional IssuesChapter 8 Community, Government, and Individual ResponsibilityChapter 9 The Market, Freedom, and Spontaneous OrderChapter 10 Market and Democratic DecayChapter 11 American Government and Political EqualityChapter 12 Social Justice in AmericaChapter 13 Business and Work ResponsibilityChapter 14 Values, Citizenship, and the Good SocietyChapter 15 EpilogueChapter 16 IndexChapter 17 About the Author

The author reminds us that freedom is never forever—it must be continually reborn, protected and justified. It is under attack, both from without and within, as the war on terror and the war in Iraq intrude themselves daily. …But the main concern in this richly philosophical, carefully documented work is revealed in its subtitle, 'American values under siege.' Mr. Devine holds that America's cultural recovery and security lie in our getting back to basics. Without knowing our roots, he argues, we have become a nation adrift, a drift reflected in the tattering of our national culture from Hollywood to Broadway.