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Neal Riemer's new book is itself a creative breakthrough in politics. In it he addresses the challenging political dilemmas facing us in the late 20th century-war and peace, tyranny and freedom, poverty and prosperity, ecological malaise and balance, social disorder and health-outlining bold and creative approaches to address those problems.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Roger Williams and Religious Liberty: Harmonizing Truth, Diversity, and Order James Madison and the Extensive Republic: Reconciling Liberty and Large Size John C. Calhoun and the Protection of Minority Interests: The Theory of the Concurrent Majority--A Spurious Breakthrough Karl Marx and Universal Human Emancipation--A Flawed Prophetic Breakthrough European Union: Beyond War, Economic Malaise, and Political Turmoil via Transnational Integration Protection Against Genocide: Toward a Global Human Rights Regime Conclusion: The Unfinished Prophetic Agenda Bibliography Index

About the Author

NEAL RIEMER is Andrew V. Stout Professor of Political Philosophy, Emeritus, at Drew University in New Jersey. He is the author or coauthor of more than ten books, including most recently Let Justice Roll (1996), The New World of Politics, (1994), and New Thinking and Developments in International Politics (1991). In the Spring Semester, 1996, he was the Distinguished Visiting Honors Professor at the University of Central Florida.

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