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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"democracy in America"”.
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Tocqueville the nationalist : reassessing federalism in Democracy in America
… However, Tocqueville’s account of federalism in Democracy in America is complicated and multifaceted. He discusses the advantages of administrative decentralization, as well as the advantages of governmental centralization. Moreover, his characterization of the United States Constitution seems …
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The jungle in the clearing : space, form and democracy in America, 1940-1949
Combining aesthetic theory with theories of the public sphere, this dissertation examines the brief appearance of a publicly empathetic civic realm in the United States during the 1940s. The argument begins with a reevaluation of the debate over monumentality initiated in modernist architectural …
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Pseudo-Democracy in America, 1945-1960: Anticommunism versus the Social Issues of African Americans and Women.
<p>During the period 1945 - 1960, the United States developed an intense fervor of anticommunism and strove to prevent the spread of communism to other nations, particularly the Indochina region. As a result, the government ignored or responded inadequately to key social events at home affecting …
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A Tocquevillean analysis of the democratic peace research program and modern liberal foreign policy
… Tocqueville is widely hailed as one of the most insightful students of democracy and as one of the most perceptive observers of America. While this high praise is fully deserved, Tocqueville was more than simply the author of Democracy in America. Indeed, he completed the journey that inspired …
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PREJUDICE TOWARD MUSLIM AMERICANS AND AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION
… to answer an important question: What explains prejudice toward Muslim Americans in contemporary American society? Through a new theoretical framework --- the ``Band of Others,'' --- I empirically show that attitudes toward Muslim Americans follow an ethnocentric pattern. Those who dislike …
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Inherent Threats to the American Way of Life: Privacy and Isolation in the U.S.
Equality, freedom, and individualism characterize basic American traditions and values and are imperative for sustaining American democratic institutions. However, these values can have detrimental effects if they are backed by selfish motives. Community interaction and social capital must work …