Liberalism and the Limits of Power

By Juliet A. Williams

Book Overview

This book provides the first critical assessment of important recent developments in Anglo-American liberal theorizing about limited government. Following a comparative study of canonical liberal philosophers Hayek and Rawls, the book reveals a new direction for conceptualizing limited government in the twenty-first century, highlighting the central role that democratic politics - rather than philosophical principles - should play in determining the uses and limits of state power in a liberal regime. Williams draws on recent scholarship in the field of democratic theory and cultural studies in arguing for a shift in the ways liberals approach the study of politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349532673
• ISBN13: 9781349532674
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"