| Description |
x, 292 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction Pragmatism and social hope : deepening democracy in global contexts -- 1 Achieving our country, achieving our world : Rorty, Baldwin, and social hope -- 2 American dreaming : from loss and fear to vision and hope -- 3 Hope's progress : remembering Dewey's pragmatist social epistemology in the twenty-first century -- 4 Choosing our history, choosing our hopes : truth and reconciliation between our past and our future -- 5 Trying deeper democracy : pragmatist lessons from the American experience -- 6 The continuously planning city : imperatives and examples for deepening democracy -- 7 The hope of democratic living : choosing active citizen participation for preferable global futures |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-285) and index |
| Subject |
Social problems -- United States.
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Social planning -- United States.
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Pragmatism.
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| LC no. |
2008014177 |
| ISBN |
9780231144582 cloth alkaline paper |
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023114458X cloth alkaline paper |
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0231518226 e-book |
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