They just don't get it: some thoughts on americans' political misunderstandings

Abstract: "Once constitutional foundations were in place politics and government were seen as secondary activities, more or less frozen in place, in the United States. Rights were not contractual but fixed birthrights except insofar as racial differences shaped the American dialogue. The result is a dialogue that emphasizes future dangers future debts and the sacredness of the past but has difficulty addressing existent and persistent problems. Accordingly, whether Americans can therefore understand the value of the polity or of partisanship is therefore unclear." [author's abstract]

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 31 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Reihe Politikwissenschaft / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Politikwissenschaft ; Bd. 27

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Wien
• (when): 1995
• Creator: Jaffe, Erwin A.
• Contributor: Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-266947
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:45 PM CET