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The United States is currently experiencing a crisis of citizenship and democracy. For many of us, there is a sense of forlornness caused by losing sight of human connectedness and the bonds of community. Originally published in 1973, and long out of print, The Idea of Fraternity in America is a resonant call to reclaim and restore the communal bonds of democracy by one of the most important political theorists of the twentieth century, Wilson...

A complex, intellectually jarring, and valuable book, one which reveals how early America became her true self as we now know her." -Kirkus Reviews The United States is currently experiencing a crisis of citizenship and democracy. For many of us, there is a sense of forlornness caused by losing sight of human connectedness and the bonds of community. Originally published in 1973, and long out of print, The Idea of Fraternity in America is a re...

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This is a guide regarding the proper application of firearms, especially by those with any degree of visual impairment, with an emphasis on safe firearms usage when engaging in activities such as hunting, target shooting, and even self-defense at home or on the street. In these pages, the author, Mr. McWilliams, utilizes his thirty years of certified gun training to teach others with visual impairments, as well as those seeking to train them, ...

Excerpt from Witch Hunt: The Revival of HeresyIN equinoctial times, when day and night are in balance, when old worlds are dying and new worlds are struggling to be born, there is always a prevalence of witches. For there is a season to hunt witches as there is a season to shoot ducks, and the season for witches is the autumnal equinox. Witches are not made or spawned or fashioned, they are caught. Hunting witches is like playing a game: the w...

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Excerpt from Witch Hunt: The Revival of Heresy IN equinoctial times, when day and night are in balance, when old worlds are dying and new worlds are struggling to be born, there is always a prevalence of witches. For there is a season to hunt witches as there is a season to shoot ducks, and the season for witches is the autumnal equinox. Witches are not made or spawned or fashioned, they are caught. Hunting witches is like playing a game: the...

The Active Society, published in 1968, is the most ambitious book in Amitai Etzioni's remarkable career. In this new collection of essays, Wilson Carey McWilliams brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to analyze the significance and shortcomings of this important work.

The Active Society, published in 1968, is the most ambitious book in Amitai Etzioni's remarkable career. In this new collection of essays, Wilson Carey McWilliams brings together scholars in a range of disciplines to analyze the significance and shortcomings of this important work.

A provocative evaluation of electoral trends&BAD, :ndash, &BAD, :ndash, distrust of government, desire for a renewal of the American dream, decreasing voter turnout, support for self-government, debate over the shape of political conflict&BAD, :ndash, &BAD, :ndash, which McWilliams characterizes as a politics of disappointment. Includes an incisive analysis of the Clinton years and the impeachment trial.

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In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933--2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to America's dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and act...

Packed With Magnificent Material On Southern California's Galaxy of Person- Alities, This Book Provides Insights Into Subjects Ranging From The Origins Hollywood To The Flowering of Inter- National-Style Architecture. and It Does That By Looking At Personalities As Div- Erse As Helen Hunt Jackson To Aimee Semple McPherson, Huntington The Finan- Cier To Hatfield The Rainmaker.

This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Carey McWilliam's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the per...

This single-volume book provides students, educators, and politicians with an update to the classic Carey McWilliams work North From Mexico. It provides up-to-date information on the Chicano experience and the emergent social dynamics in the United States as a result of Mexican immigration. Carey McWilliam's North From Mexico, first published in 1948, is a classic survey of Chicano history. Now fully updated by Alma M. García to cover the per...