The Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump

by Richard Ned Lebow

Book Overview

Explores underlying shifts in values and principles of justice to help account for political preferences
Uses Tocqueville's notion of 'self-interest well-understood' to consider the political scene in the US
Brings together empirical analysis of presidential speeches, sitcoms, and popular music with theoretical considerations of individualism

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319685686
• ISBN13: 9783319685687
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"