Beyond practical virtue a defense of liberal democracy through literature / Joel A. Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Joel A., 1974- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Columbia : University of Missouri Press, |
| Description | xiii, 179 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Abstract | "Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007002485 |
| ISBN | 9780826217110 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0826217117 (alk. paper) |