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Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship
Jeffrey A. Becker
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Hardback. Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship is an engaging examination of this little-studied and interesting phenomenon. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JPA; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious.
Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship is an engaging examination of this rarely studied yet ... Read more
Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Constitution were intended to restrain self-interested ambition. Because not all citizens have a desire to rule, republican democracies must choose leaders from pools of ambitious candidates while trying to prevent those same people from exploiting public power to dominate the less ambitious.
Ambition in America: Political Power and the Collapse of Citizenship is an engaging examination of this rarely studied yet ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813145044
SKU
V9780813145044
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About Jeffrey A. Becker
Jeffrey Becker is associate professor of political science at the University of the Pacific, USA.
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