Lakoff, George.

Whose freedom? : the battle over America’s most important idea / George Lakoff. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. - 1 online resource (277 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-274).

Introduction: In the name of freedom -- Freedom is freedom is freedom -- Why freedom is visceral -- The logic of simple freedom -- The nation-as-family metaphor -- Progressive freedom : the basics -- Conservative freedom : the basics -- Causation and freedom -- Personal freedom and populism -- Economic freedom -- Religion and freedom -- Foreign policy and freedom -- Bush's "freedom" -- Taking back freedom.

An analysis of the Bush administration's uses and definitions of the concept of freedom examines how conservatives have reinterpreted beliefs about freedom to promote Republican interests for such issues as the war on terror and abortion.




Liberty--United States.
Conservatism--United States.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Derechos civiles--Historia--Estados Unidos.
Derechos humanos--Historia--Estados Unidos.
Democracia--Historia--Estados Unidos.
Libertad--Historia--Estados Unidos.


United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
Estados Unidos--Historia.

JC 599 / L192w 2006

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