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1	Jihad Vs. McWorld: Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist The author casts the world as a battleground between 'jihad', by which he means not simply holy war, but all forms of ethnocentricism, nationalism, fundamentalism, and intolerance, and 'McWorld', meaning mass merchandising, trans-national corporations, global media outlets, and other forms of modern capitalism. He argues that these competing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist "Consumed" offers a portrait of how adults are infantilised in a global economy that overproduces goods and targets children as consumers in a market where there are never enough shoppers. Driven by a frantic imperative to sell, consumer capitalism specialises today in the manufacture not of goods but of needs. This provocative culmination of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist Examines the impact of liberalism on democratic government and argues that the participation of citizens in government is necessary for the survival of democracy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Struggle for Democracy more books like this by Patrick Watson, Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist A companion to the TV series, this brings to life one of history's greatest dramas - the struggle for democracy. From Ancient Greece to Northern Ireland, Gorbachev's Russia to Libya, democracy remains a fascinating, flawed and threatened human institutions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	An Aristocracy of Everyone: The Politics of Education and the Future of America more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist In this book, Benjamin Barber sets a new agenda for the debate over education in America. He argues that both sides of the current debate: the elistist, anti-democratic conservatives and the radical champions of Political Correctness have missed the point. He argues that rather than arguing over who should be taught, what should be taught, and how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Fear's Empire: War, Terrorism, and Democracy in an Age of Interdependence more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist Benjamin R. Barber lambasts the Bush administration's attempt to fight fear with fear in the age of terrorism and argues against the tendency to confuse the spread of "McWorld" - the seductive blend of free-market ideology and American brands - with the spread of democracy. Barber examines the controversial issues that underlie the Cold War theory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| first editions
7	The Truth of Power: Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist In 1994 Benjamin R. Barber was invited by President Clinton to participate in a seminar on the future of democratic ideas and ideals. Following their meeting, Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a president who proved to be an astonishing listener open to a variety of ideas. Barber's experiences were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.74! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Passion for Democracy: American Essays more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist This collection of 20 of Benjamin Barber's most important writings on American democracy refine his distinctive position in democratic theory. In these pieces, Barber argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and he stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Fear's Empire: War, Terrorism, and Democracy more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist This hard-hitting but pragmatic critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy exposes the folly of its agenda of preventive war, its support of dictatorship and its imposition of democracy on vanquished enemies. "The fear of terrorism instilled in Americans after September 11, [Benjamin Barber] argues, has allowed America to run roughshod ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.92! \| SVS
10	Aristocracy of Everyone more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Jihad Vs. McWorld: How the Planet is Both Falling Apart and Coming Together--And What This... more books like this by Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist The author casts the world as a battleground between 'jihad', by which he means not simply holy war, but all forms of ethnocentricism, nationalism, fundamentalism, and intolerance, and 'McWorld', meaning mass merchandising, trans-national corporations, global media outlets, and other forms of modern capitalism. He argues that these competing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	The Democracy Reader more books like this by Sondra Myers (Editor), Benjamin R Barber (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book is an all-in-one introduction to both the theory and practice of democracy, aimed at upper-level high school and university students, as well as civic-minded adults in both old and new democracies. Portions of the book are extracted from the "Democracy is a Discussion" handbooks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Conquest of Politics: Liberal Philosphy in Democratic Times more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist Does political philosophy have anything significant to say to citizens facing the real political world in a modern democracy? Addressing the thought of six major twentieth-century philosophers--Bertrand Russell, John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Bruce Ackerman, Michael Oakeshott, and Alasdair MacIntyre--Benjamin Barber maintains that each of them has ... see all copies from $3.42! new only from $26.80! \| SVS
14 view cover	A Place for Us: How to Make Society Civil and Democracy Strong more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist What has happened to civic virtue and community life that nourished true democracy? In a pungent, hard-hitting work, noted political scientist Benjamin Barber tackles this question head-on. Barber proposes practical strategies for making civil society real, for civilizing public discourse and promoting civic debate, and for affirming values beyond ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99!
15	The Artist and Political Vision more books like this by Benjamin R Barber (Editor), Michael J McGrath (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! new only from $47.85!
16 view cover	The Interdependence Handbook: Looking Back, Living the Present, Choosing the Future more books like this by Sondra Myers (Editor), Benjamin R Barber (Editor) add to wishlist The Interdependence Handbook is a collection of essays, speeches, historical documents and discussion questions on interdependence, the principle for civic life in the 21st century. From a number of perspecitves, it explores the civic implications of the ubiquity of interdependence, and the urgent need for citizens to expand their sense of ... see all copies from $4.96! new only from $35.29!
17	The Conquest of Politics: Liberal Philosophy in Democratic Times more books like this by Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist "[His commitment to democratic radicalism] has made Barber one of the leading--he is also one of the most intelligent--representatives of contemporary republican political theory. He is . . . a passionate advocate of participation, citizenship, and civic virtue." --Michael Walzer, New York Review of Books Addressing the thought of six major ... see all copies from $2.65! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
18	Liberating Feminism more books like this by Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $5.05! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Education for Democracy: A Sourcebook more books like this by Benjamin R Barber, Richard M Battistoni add to wishlist see all copies from $13.97! new only from $187.61!
20	The Death of Communal Liberty: A History of Freedom in a Swiss Mountain Canton more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! SVS
21	Marriage Voices by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $4.12! first editions
22	Coca Cola Und Heiliger Krieg. Sonderausgabe. Jihad Versus McWorld by Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $46.10!
23	Voices in America: Bicentennial Conversations with Benjamin Barber ... (et al.) more books like this by Bernard Murchland, Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $4.02!
24 view cover	Un Lugar Para Todos more books like this by Benjamin R. Barber add to wishlist En este mundo superpoblado y ruidoso, donde habitan tantas personas, donde se cometen tantos delitos, donde estallan tantas guerras y donde el tiempo es siempre tan escaso, resulta casi imposible localizar y preservar un ambito comun en el que pueda prosperar una sociedad civil. Donde podemos ser nosotros mismos, vivir la vida, resolver nuestras ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $79.96!
25 view cover	El Imperio del Miedo more books like this by Benjamin R Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99!

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