Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Co



Autorentext

Jeffrey Becker is associate professor of political science at the University of the Pacific. He lives in Stockton, California.



Inhalt

Ambition and the Paradox of Power in America: A Desire to Rule and a Desire for Dignity
The Ambition of Moral Citizens: Belonging and the Limits of the Moral Community
The Ambition of Interests: American Constitutionalism
The Ambition of Popular Control: Jacksonian Democracy and American Populism
The Ambition to Recover Democratic Excellence: Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
To Flatter and Obey: The Triumph of Ambition
Keeping Ambition Accountable: A Place for Political Parties
The Collapse of Modern Citizenship

Titel
Ambition in America
Untertitel
Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship
EAN
9780813145051
ISBN
978-0-8131-4505-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
15.11.2022
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
2.02 MB
Anzahl Seiten
208
Jahr
2014
Untertitel
Englisch