The liberalism trap : John Stuart Mill and customs of interpretation /

"The Liberalism Trap identifies a methodological problem in contemporary political theory: focus on liberalism has become an interpretive custom directing engagements with politics. Though scholars have long analysed the meaning, merits, successes or failings of liberalism, little attention is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Philips, Menaka (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:	Mill, John Stuart, > 1806-1873. Mill, John Stuart, > 1806-1873 Liberalism > Philosophy. Democracy. Libéralisme > Philosophie. Social History. HISTORY. History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Political Process. Democracy Liberalism > Philosophy Politics & government. Politics and Government. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Is liberalism inescapable?
Disciplined by liberalism: Contestations, pedagogies, and the exemplary Mr. Mill
From a crisis of certainty to a politics of uncertainty: Mill reconsidered
The school of virtues: Emancipating women, wives, and mothers
Earning democracy: Class politics and the public trust
Governing dependencies: Between authority and self-rule
Politics possibility and risk: Beyond the liberalism trap.