{"product_id":"9780691217031","title":"Liberalism in Dark Times","description":"Author: Joshua L. Cherniss\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691217031\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponents.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum. While right-wing populists and leftist purists righteously violate liberal norms, theorists of liberalism seem to have little to say. In \u003ci\u003eLiberalism in Dark Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Joshua Cherniss issues a rousing defense of the liberal tradition, drawing on a neglected strand of liberal thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssaults on liberalism - a political order characterised by limits on political power and respect for individual rights - are nothing new. Early in the twentieth century, democracy was under attack around the world, with one country after another succumbing to dictatorship. While many intellectuals dismissed liberalism as outdated, unrealistic, or unworthy, a handful of writers defended and reinvigorated the liberal ideal, including Max Weber, Raymond Aron, Albert Camus, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Isaiah Berlin - each of whom is given a compelling new assessment here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the work of these thinkers, Cherniss urges us to imagine liberalism not as a set of policies but as a temperament or disposition - one marked by openness to complexity, willingness to acknowledge uncertainty, tolerance for difference, and resistance to ruthlessness. In the face of rising political fanaticism, he persuasively argues for the continuing importance of this liberal ethos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803802980510,"sku":"ADS-9780691217031","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691217031.jpg?v=1778206153","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691217031","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}