Beyond red and blue : how twelve political philosophies shape American debates / Peter S. Wenz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2009.Description: 375 p. ; 24 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.60973
LOC classification:
  • HN 59.2 W482b 2009
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Contents:
No strange bedfellows -- Pulling the plug -- Physician-assisted suicide -- The war on drugs -- The War on Terrorism -- Affirmative action -- Pornography, child pornography, and the Internet -- Abortion -- Homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and polygamy -- Genetic engineering and designer children -- Wages and taxes -- Health care in America -- Immigration -- Globalization.
Review: "Wenz maps out twelve political philosophies - ranging from theocracy and free-market conservatism to feminism and cosmopolitanism - on which Americans draw when taking political positions. He then turns his focus to some of America's most controversial issues and, through in-depth discussions of fourteen of them, shows how ideologically diverse coalitions can emerge. These hot-button issues include extending life by artificial means (as in the Terri Schiavo case), the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, affirmative action, abortion, same-sex marriage, health care, immigration, and globalization."--BOOK JACKET.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HN 59.2 W482b 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000077852

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-352) and index.

No strange bedfellows -- Pulling the plug -- Physician-assisted suicide -- The war on drugs -- The War on Terrorism -- Affirmative action -- Pornography, child pornography, and the Internet -- Abortion -- Homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and polygamy -- Genetic engineering and designer children -- Wages and taxes -- Health care in America -- Immigration -- Globalization.

"Wenz maps out twelve political philosophies - ranging from theocracy and free-market conservatism to feminism and cosmopolitanism - on which Americans draw when taking political positions. He then turns his focus to some of America's most controversial issues and, through in-depth discussions of fourteen of them, shows how ideologically diverse coalitions can emerge. These hot-button issues include extending life by artificial means (as in the Terri Schiavo case), the war on drugs, the war on terrorism, affirmative action, abortion, same-sex marriage, health care, immigration, and globalization."--BOOK JACKET.

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