Enduring Liberalism : American Political Thought Since the 1960s / / Robert Booth Fowler.
Has the United States become more pluribus than unum? In terms of the nation's political beliefs, Robert Booth Fowler answers both yes and no. While his study affirms significant diversity among an elite cadre of public intellectuals, it vigorously denies it in a general public that collectivel...
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