| Description |
ix, 333 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"First edition." |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Betrayal of man: No flight from the wrath to come -- Illusion of security -- Inner decay comes first -- Unearned increment of religion -- Threefold cult of power -- Manufacturing soldiers and robots -- Primitive and the personal -- pt. 2. Corruption of the opposite: New wars of religion -- Disintegration of liberalism -- Outer assault: inner betrayal -- Humanitarianism and power -- Immaturity of the mature -- pt. 3. Undermining of personality: Evilness of evil -- Failure to face ultimate issues -- Force, grace, and reason -- Coercion and compromise -- Dread of the emotions -- Curse of optimism -- Betrayal of liberalism -- pt. 4. Crumbled traditions: Sources of tradition -- Love among the ruins -- Reversal of human values -- De-moralization of economics -- Capitalism connives a suicide -- Temptations of the churches -- Counsel in a time of troubles -- National being -- Challenge of non-Euclidean politics -- pt. 5. Recovery of purpose: Prospects for survival -- Framework of faith -- Creating and sharing values -- Life is better than Utopia -- pt. 6. Personal development: social renewal: Needs of the living -- Re-birth of the family -- Culture of the family -- Roots in the region -- Growth of the person -- Discipline of work -- Social tempering of self -- Behold the man! -- pt. 7. Sacrifice and salvage: All hands save ship! -- Economics of sacrifice -- Politics of sacrifice -- Last Testament. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Liberalism.
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Liberalism. |
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World politics.
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World politics. |
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Libéralisme. |
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Politique mondiale. |
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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle. |
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