Bleak Liberalism

by Amanda Anderson and Amanda Anderson

Why is liberalism so often dismissed by thinkers from both the left and the right? To those calling for wholesale transformation or claiming a monopoly on "realistic" conceptions of humanity, liberalism's assured progressivism can seem hard to swallow. Bleak Liberalism makes the case for a renewed understanding of the liberal tradition, showing that it is much more attuned to the complexity of political life than conventional accounts have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226923525
• ISBN13: 9780226923529
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"