The Politics of Culture: Race, Violence, and Democracy

by John W. Murphy, Jung Min Choi, Karen A. Callaghan

Postmodern philosophy is shown to be a valuable tool for exposing the bankruptcy of laissez-faire economics and culture and in developing a democratic policy. Despite the claims made by conservatives, Choi, Callaghan, and Murphy argue that an unencumbered market does not encourage pluralism. Sources of power are left intact that work in various ways to truncate democracy. Postmodernism offers an alternative to the conservative ideology and provides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275948897
• ISBN13: 9780275948894
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"