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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN-101403965641

ISBN-139781403965646

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Number of PagesXi, 288 Pages

Publication NameFuture of Liberal Democracy : Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

SubjectHuman Rights, History & Theory, World / European, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Political Ideologies / Democracy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorR. K. Ramazani

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight21.6 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-065828

Dewey Edition22

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Reviews"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 "'The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World' offers a vigorous dialogue on what democracy means to different people. In doing so, it frames a key debate of our time, and gives Jefferson's ideals new life. This collection will help us navigate the stormy waters to come." --Lee H. Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations. " The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World collects the seventeen papers presented at a scholarly conference in Bellagio, Italy, 2002, under the sponsorship of the International Center for Jefferson Studies, at Monticello, and the Rockefeller Foundation. It may be read as a revisit after some fifty years to the controverted issue between American exceptionalism and the export of American democracy to the emerging new nations of the Third World, an issue that echoes forcefully in our day. The essays are a rich miscellany: Jefferson and modern nation-building; Jefferson and his philosophical contemporaries; Jefferson and citizenship and human rights everywhere. All these efforts to analogize Jefferson to the world, while full of perplexities, are nevertheless valuable. In the end I am led to observe that the most precious liberty of all in Jefferson's canon, the liberty of religious conscience with its corollary of separation of chuch and state, appears to have been largely 'lost in translation.' --Merril D. Peterson, "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 "'The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World' offers a vigorous dialogue on what democracy means to different people. In doing so, it frames a key debate of our time, and gives Jefferson's ideals new life. This collection will help us navigate the stormy waters to come." --Lee H. Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations. "The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World collects the seventeen papers presented at a scholarly conference in Bellagio, Italy, 2002, under the sponsorship of the International Center for Jefferson Studies, at Monticello, and the Rockefeller Foundation. It may be read as a revisit after some fifty years to the controverted issue between American exceptionalism and the export of American democracy to the emerging new nations of the Third World, an issue that echoes forcefully in our day. The essays are a rich miscellany: Jefferson and modern nation-building; Jefferson and his philosophical contemporaries; Jefferson and citizenship and human rights everywhere. All these efforts to analogize Jefferson to the world, while full of perplexities, are nevertheless valuable. In the end I am led to observe that the most precious liberty of all in Jefferson's canon, the liberty of religious conscience with its corollary of separation of chuch and state, appears to have been largely 'lost in translation.' --Merril D. Peterson, '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., "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 "'The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World' offers a vigorous dialogue on what democracy means to different people. In doing so, it frames a key debate of our time, and gives Jefferson's ideals new life. This collection will help us navigate the stormy waters to come." --Lee H. Hamilton, President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations. "The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary Worldcollects the seventeen papers presented at a scholarly conference in Bellagio, Italy, 2002, under the sponsorship of the International Center for Jefferson Studies, at Monticello, and the Rockefeller Foundation. It may be read as a revisit after some fifty years to the controverted issue between American exceptionalism and the export of American democracy to the emerging new nations of the Third World, an issue that echoes forcefully in our day. The essays are a rich miscellany: Jefferson and modern nation-building; Jefferson and his philosophical contemporaries; Jefferson and citizenship and human rights everywhere. All these efforts to analogize Jefferson to the world, while full of perplexities, are nevertheless valuable. In the end I am led to observe that the most precious liberty of all in Jefferson's canon, the liberty of religious conscience with its corollary of separation of chuch and state, appears to have been largely 'lost in translation.' --Merril D. Peterson

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal323

Table Of ContentPreface; J.Horn Introduction; R.Fatton Jr. & R.K.Ramazani PART I: HUMAN RIGHTS, THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE LOCKEAN MOMENT Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Declaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen; I.McLean Liberal Imperialism; A.Ryan An Appeal To Heaven: The Language of Rights on the Eve of American Independence; T.H.Breen Jefferson and Jinnah: Humanist Ideals and the Mythology of Nation-Building; A.Ahmed PART II: RIGHTS AND THE CRAFTING OF CONSTITUTIONS Rights and Human Rights in the Modern World the Experience of Working the Bill of Rights in the Indian Constitution; S.J.Sorabjee Another 'Springtime of Nations'? Rights in Central and Eastern Europe; A.E.D.Howard Thomas Jefferson, Rights, and the Contemporary World; Y.Akashi PART III: CASE STUDIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY Citizenship and the Struggle for Rights in Fledgling Democracies; M.Tamthai Human Rights of Women in Iran; N.Ramazani Iran's Historical Battle for Democracy An Interpretation; R.K.Ramazani Citizenship and Democracy in Haiti; R.Fatton Jr. PART IV: RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND POWER Lost Illusions; S.Hoffman The United States, Human Rights, and Moral Autonomy in the Post-Cold War World; B.Womack Human Rights, Peace, and Power; J.Owen

SynopsisTop scholars and practitioners from a variety of ideological perspectives consider liberal democracy and the Jeffersonian legacy, both in relation to key issues in the practice and theory of rights (human rights, individual rights) and in relation to key themes in political thought such as citizenship and participation that remain at the forefront of our debates about public life today. The first section of this collection provides historical and theoretical perspectives on Jefferson's ideals and thought. The second section explores the key themes of sovereignty, citizenship, participation, and accountability. A concluding section analyzes the relevance and place of Jefferson's legacy and the fate of liberal democracy in today's world. Contributors offer varying perspectives on questions such as: Is what is good for America good for the rest of the world? What are the constraints that exist on the global spread of democracy, liberal or otherwise?, A classic Ngaio Marsh novel Young Rickie Alleyn had come to the Channel Islands to try to write, but village life was tedious - until he saw the stablehand in the ditch. Dead, it seemed, from an unlucky jump. It might have ended there had Rickie not noticed some strange and puzzling things. But Rickie's father, Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, had been discreetly summoned to the scene, and when Rickie disappeared, it was the last straw...

LC Classification NumberJN1-9692.2