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The Rights Revolution: Rights and Community in Modern America by Samuel Walker
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- Publication Date
- 1998-09-24
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780195090253
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
019509025X
ISBN-13
9780195090253
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038424782
Product Key Features
Book Title
Rights Revolution : Rights and Community in Modern America
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
Sociology / General, Civil Rights, General
Genre
Law, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-053203
Reviews
"With strong and vivid prose, Walker mounts an historically and socially grounded defense of America's new 'rights culture' while respectfully addressing opposing conceptions of the good society. He shows why he has become our laureate of civil liberties."--Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law "Walker offers a sophisticated, intellectually rigorous, passionate, and ultimately controversial assessment of the idea that human freedom depends on personal rather than communitarian approaches to liberty. Walker reminds us that the argument about the impact of the rights revolution is really not about individual rights versus community needs, but instead about what kind of community we want in the first place. Walker frames the issue of liberty in the old fashioned way: it honors individual will tempered by tolerance and guided by an historical understanding that discrimination is a constant threat to freedom. The Rights Revolution, therefore, is must reading for citizens, scholars, and pundits."--Kermit L. Hall, dean and Professor of History and Law, The Ohio State University "In this wise and insightful book, clearly and elegantly written, Walker puts the so-called 'rights revolution' in historical context. His discussion of the critics of this revolution is at once lucid and incisive. I know of no better discussion of the pros and cons of the huge changes in law and society over the last 40 years. Walker has made a huge contribution to our understanding of these times we live in. This is a book that should be read by as wide an audience as possible."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University "A powerful reminder of the contributions civil liberties have made to a stronger and more inclusive sense of community in America. The critics are wrong. Far from undermining community, the fight for free speech and other rights builds a healthier society."--Nadine Strossen "Walker...convincingly shows how current offensives from both the left and the right distort American history by imagining a time when we all lived peacefully, without constant invocations of personal rights....Walker offers a succinct but substantial overview of communitarian thinkers, from Newt Gingrich to Mary Ann Glendon, all the while demonstrating the short comings of their ideas."--Publishers Weekly, "In this wise and insightful book, clearly and elegantly written, Walker puts the so-called "rights revolution" in historical context. His discussion of the critics of this revolution is at once lucid and incisive. I know of no better discussion of the pros and cons of the huge changes inlaw and society over the last 40 years. Walker has made a huge contribution to our understanding of these times we live in. This is a book that should be read by as wide an audience as possible."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University, "In this wise and insightful book, clearly and elegantly written, Walkerputs the so-called "rights revolution" in historical context. His discussion ofthe critics of this revolution is at once lucid and incisive. I know of nobetter discussion of the pros and cons of the huge changes in law and societyover the last 40 years. Walker has made a huge contribution to ourunderstanding of these times we live in. This is a book that should be read byas wide an audience as possible."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University, "A powerful reminder of the contributions civil liberties have made to a stronger and more inclusive sense of community in America. The critics are wrong. Far from undermining community, the fight for free speech and other rights builds a healthier society."--Nadine Strossen, "Walker offers a sophisticated, intellectually rigorous, passionate, andultimately controversial assessment of the idea that human freedom depends onpersonal rather than communitarian approaches to liberty. Walker reminds usthat the argument about the impact of the rights revolution is really not aboutindividual rights versus community needs, but instead about what kind ofcommunity we want in th first place. Walker frames the issue of liberty in theold fashion way: it honors individual will tempered by tolerance and guided byan historical understanding that discrimination is a constant threat to freedom.The Rights Revolution, therefore, is must reading for citizens, scholars, andpundits."--Kermit L. Hall, dean and Professor of History and Law, The Ohio StateUniversity, "Walker offers a sophisticated, intellectually rigorous, passionate, and ultimately controversial assessment of the idea that human freedom depends on personal rather than communitarian approaches to liberty. Walker reminds us that the argument about the impact of the rights revolution isreally not about individual rights versus community needs, but instead about what kind of community we want in the first place. Walker frames the issue of liberty in the old fashioned way: it honors individual will tempered by tolerance and guided by an historical understanding that discriminationis a constant threat to freedom. The Rights Revolution, therefore, is must reading for citizens, scholars, and pundits."--Kermit L. Hall, dean and Professor of History and Law, The Ohio State University, "With strong and vivid prose, Walker mounts an historically and sociallygrounded defense of America's new "rights culture" while respectfully addressignopposing conceptions of the good society. He shows why he has become ourlaureate of civil liberties."--Norman Dorsen, New York Univerisity School ofLaw, "With strong and vivid prose, Walker mounts an historically and socially grounded defense of America's new 'rights culture' while respectfully addressing opposing conceptions of the good society. He shows why he has become our laureate of civil liberties."--Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law"Walker offers a sophisticated, intellectually rigorous, passionate, and ultimately controversial assessment of the idea that human freedom depends on personal rather than communitarian approaches to liberty. Walker reminds us that the argument about the impact of the rights revolution is really not about individual rights versus community needs, but instead about what kind of community we want in the first place. Walker frames the issue of liberty in the old fashioned way: it honors individual will tempered by tolerance and guided by an historical understanding that discrimination is a constant threat to freedom. The Rights Revolution, therefore, is must reading for citizens, scholars, and pundits."--Kermit L. Hall, dean and Professor of History and Law, The Ohio State University"In this wise and insightful book, clearly and elegantly written, Walker puts the so-called 'rights revolution' in historical context. His discussion of the critics of this revolution is at once lucid and incisive. I know of no better discussion of the pros and cons of the huge changes in law and society over the last 40 years. Walker has made a huge contribution to our understanding of these times we live in. This is a book that should be read by as wide an audience as possible."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University"A powerful reminder of the contributions civil liberties have made to a stronger and more inclusive sense of community in America. The critics are wrong. Far from undermining community, the fight for free speech and other rights builds a healthier society."--Nadine Strossen"Walker...convincingly shows how current offensives from both the left and the right distort American history by imagining a time when we all lived peacefully, without constant invocations of personal rights....Walker offers a succinct but substantial overview of communitarian thinkers, from Newt Gingrich to Mary Ann Glendon, all the while demonstrating the short comings of their ideas."--Publishers Weekly, "With strong and vivid prose, Walker mounts an historically and socially grounded defense of America's new 'rights culture' while respectfully addressing opposing conceptions of the good society. He shows why he has become our laureate of civil liberties."--Norman Dorsen, New York University School of Law"Walker offers a sophisticated, intellectually rigorous, passionate, and ultimately controversial assessment of the idea that human freedom depends on personal rather than communitarian approaches to liberty. Walker reminds us that the argument about the impact of the rights revolution is really not about individual rights versus community needs, but instead about what kind of community we want in the first place. Walker frames the issue of liberty in the oldfashioned way: it honors individual will tempered by tolerance and guided by an historical understanding that discrimination is a constant threat to freedom. The Rights Revolution, therefore, is mustreading for citizens, scholars, and pundits."--Kermit L. Hall, dean and Professor of History and Law, The Ohio State University"In this wise and insightful book, clearly and elegantly written, Walker puts the so-called 'rights revolution' in historical context. His discussion of the critics of this revolution is at once lucid and incisive. I know of no better discussion of the pros and cons of the huge changes in law and society over the last 40 years. Walker has made a huge contribution to our understanding of these times we live in. This is a book that should be read by as wide anaudience as possible."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford University"A powerful reminder of the contributions civil liberties have made to a stronger and more inclusive sense of community in America. The critics are wrong. Far from undermining community, the fight for free speech and other rights builds a healthier society."--Nadine Strossen"Walker...convincingly shows how current offensives from both the left and the right distort American history by imagining a time when we all lived peacefully, without constant invocations of personal rights....Walker offers a succinct but substantial overview of communitarian thinkers, from Newt Gingrich to Mary Ann Glendon, all the while demonstrating the short comings of their ideas."--Publishers Weekly, "Walker...convincingly shows how current offensives from both the left andthe right distort American history by imagining a time when we all livedpeacefully, without constant invocations of personal rights.... Walker offers asuccinct but substantial overview of communitarian thinkers, from Newt Gingrichto Mary Ann Glendon, all the while demonstrating the short comings of theirideas."--Publishers Weekly, "Walker...convincingly shows how current offensives from both the left and the right distort American history by imagining a time when we all lived peacefully, without constant invocations of personal rights.... Walker offers a succinct but substantial overview of communitarian thinkers, fromNewt Gingrich to Mary Ann Glendon, all the while demonstrating the short comings of their ideas."--Publishers Weekly, "With strong and vivid prose, Walker mounts an historically and socially grounded defense of America's new "rights culture" while respectfully addressing opposing conceptions of the good society. He shows why he has become our laureate of civil liberties."--Norman Dorsen, New York UniversitySchool of Law, "A powerful reminder of the contributions civil liberties have made to astronger and more inclusive sense of community in America. The critics arewrong. Far from undermining community, the fight for free speech and otherrights builds a healthier society."--Nadine Strossen
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Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
323/.0973
Synopsis
The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse? In The Rights Revolution, Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The "rights revolution," says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rights--from conservatives such as Robert Bork to liberals such as Michael Sandel--often forget the blatant injustices perpetrated against minorities such as women, homosexuals, African-Americans, and mentally handicapped citizens before the civil ights movement. They attack "identity politics" policies such as affirmative action, but fail to offer any reasonable solution to the dilemma of how to overcome exclusion in a society with such a powerful legacy of discrimination. Communitarians, who offer the most comprehensive alternative to a rights-oriented society, rarely define what they mean by community. What happens when conflicts arise between different notions of community? Walker concedes that the expansion of individual rights does present problems, but insists that the gains far outweigh the losses. And he reminds us that the absolute protection of our individual rights is our best defense against discrimination and injustice. The Rights Revolution is an impassioned call to honor the personal rights of all American citizens, and to embrace an enriched sense of democracy, tolerance, and community in our nation., The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights. This "Rights Revolution" is currently under attack by both mainstream conservatives and intellectual liberals as undermining traditional values of community. In replying to the critics, Samuel Walker details the history of the rise of rights in American society, from the birth of the civil rights movement to today, and provides a spirited defense of its success in actually enlarging and enriching our sense of community in the USA., The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable "rights revolution" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse? In The Rights Revolution , Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The "rights revolution," says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rights--from conservatives such as Robert Bork to liberals such as Michael Sandel--often forget the blatant injustices perpetrated against minorities such as women, homosexuals, African-Americans, and mentally handicapped citizens before the civil ights movement. They attack "identity politics" policies such as affirmative action, but fail to offer any reasonable solution to the dilemma of how to overcome exclusion in a society with such a powerful legacy of discrimination. Communitarians, who offer the most comprehensive alternative to a rights-oriented society, rarely define what they mean by community. What happens when conflicts arise between different notions of community? Walker concedes that the expansion of individual rights does present problems, but insists that the gains far outweigh the losses. And he reminds us that the absolute protection of our individual rights is our best defense against discrimination and injustice. The Rights Revolution is an impassioned call to honor the personal rights of all American citizens, and to embrace an enriched sense of democracy, tolerance, and community in our nation.
LC Classification Number
E185.615.W28 1998
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- a***n (42)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (92)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.