Veil politics in liberal democratic states / Ajume H. Wingo ; with preface by Jeremy Waldron.

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Wingo, Ajume H. (Ajume Hassan)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policyPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 162 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0511064918
9780511064913
9781139164993
1139164996
1280419857
9781280419850
1107133750
9781107133754
0511170319
9780511170317
0511206224
9780511206221
0511297386
9780511297380
0511073372
9780511073373

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Veil politics in liberal democratic states.DDC classification:

321.8 21

LOC classification:

JC423 .W483 2003eb

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89.50

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Contents:

Preface / Jeremy Waldron -- 1. Introduction to Veil Politics -- 2. History, Culture, and Persons -- 3. Liberalism and Veil Politics -- 4. The Art of Liberal Politics -- 5. Civic Education in a Liberal State.

Review: "In this account of the development and sustainability of the liberal democratic state, Ajume H. Wingo offers a completely new perspective from that provided by political theorists. Such theories will typically argue for the basic values of liberal democracies by rationally justifying them. However, there is a significant gap between what people are rationally justified in believing and what they are actually motivated to do. Neglect of what actually motivates us to political action carries a great risk by leaving the motivation of citizens open to manipulation by opportunists."Summary: "This book argues that it is non-rational factors - rhetoric, symbols, traditions - that more often than not provide the real source of motivation. Drawing from both historical and philosophical sources, Wingo demonstrates that these "veils," as he calls them, can play an essential role in a thriving, stable liberal democratic state. This theory of veil politics furnishes a conceptual framework within which we can reassess the role of aesthetics in politics, the nature and function of political myths in liberal democracies, and the value of civic education."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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"In this account of the development and sustainability of the liberal democratic state, Ajume H. Wingo offers a completely new perspective from that provided by political theorists. Such theories will typically argue for the basic values of liberal democracies by rationally justifying them. However, there is a significant gap between what people are rationally justified in believing and what they are actually motivated to do. Neglect of what actually motivates us to political action carries a great risk by leaving the motivation of citizens open to manipulation by opportunists."

"This book argues that it is non-rational factors - rhetoric, symbols, traditions - that more often than not provide the real source of motivation. Drawing from both historical and philosophical sources, Wingo demonstrates that these "veils," as he calls them, can play an essential role in a thriving, stable liberal democratic state. This theory of veil politics furnishes a conceptual framework within which we can reassess the role of aesthetics in politics, the nature and function of political myths in liberal democracies, and the value of civic education."--Jacket.

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