Ambition in America : : Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship.

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Place / Publishing House:Lexington : : University Press of Kentucky,, 2014.
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Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (211 pages)
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505 0 |a Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface: The Triumph of Ambition and the Collapse of Citizenship? -- Introduction: The Paradox of Power in America -- 1. The Ambition of Moral Citizens: Belonging and the Limits of the Moral Community -- 2. The Ambition of Interests: American Constitutionalism -- 3. The Ambition of Popular Control: Jacksonian Democracy and American Populism -- 4. The Ambition to Recover Democratic Excellence: Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- 5. To Flatter and Obey: The Triumph of Ambition -- 6. Keeping Ambition Accountable: A Place for Political Parties -- Conclusion: The Collapse of Modern Citizenship -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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