The Clash of Rights: Liberty, Equality, and Legitimacy in Pluralist Democracy

by Philip E. Tetlock, Joseph F. Fletcher, Paul M. Sniderman, et al.

Book Overview

Why do citizens in pluralist democracies disagree collectively about the very values they agree on individually? This provocative book highlights the inescapable conflicts of rights and values at the heart of democratic politics.
Based on interviews with thousands of citizens and political decision makers, the book focuses on modern Canadian politics, investigating why a country so fortunate in its history and circumstances is on the brink of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300069812
• ISBN13: 9780300069815
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"