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mods: Power and powerlessness the liberalism of fear in the twenty-first century Hall, Edward (Political scientist) creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2025 2025 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations. 'Power and Powerlessness' examines whether the liberalism of fear - the negative and cautionary vein of liberal thinking, most famously articulated by Judith Shklar, which urges us to prioritize the avoidance of public cruelty - can effectively orient our political thinking in the twenty first century. Hall systematically engages with Shklar's writings to offer a defence of liberalism in these terms, and also methodically works through a variety of practical political issues - torture, policing, immigration control, and hate speech. Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Works of Judith Shklar -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- A style of thought -- What is to come -- PART ONE THE LIBERALISM OF FEAR -- 1 The Weak and the Powerful -- Actualities -- Liberalisms -- Defining cruelty -- Intimidation and inequality -- Important criticisms -- Conclusion -- 2 Legalism, Liberalism, and Ideology -- The unavoidability of ideology -- Shklar's critique of legalism -- Nuremberg and tokyo -- The nature of political theory -- Commitment in the shadow of self-consciousness Conclusion -- 3 Complacent and Conservative? -- The role of rights -- Liberty -- Testimony -- Standing -- Ethos -- Untimely meditations? -- Conclusion -- PART TWO PUBLIC CRUELTY, HERE AND NOW -- 4 Torture -- Orienting ourselves -- Unheroic realism -- Emergencies -- Distrust -- Conclusion -- 5 Policing -- Fear-worthiness -- The police function -- No easy ways out -- What, then? -- Conclusion -- 6 Immigration Control -- The way things work -- Remote cruelty -- Proximate cruelty -- Threats posed to insiders -- Public views matter -- Taking control seriously -- Distressing comprehension Challenging the narrative --…