Attention deficit democracy : the paradox of civic engagement
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Attention deficit democracy : the paradox of civic engagement
AUTHOR:
Berger, Ben, 1968-
ISBN:
9780691144689
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Princeton [etc.] : Princeton University Press, 2011
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xi, 201 p. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Preface -- Introduction -- The rules of engagement -- Political engagement as intrinsic good: Arendt and company -- Political engagement as instrumental good: Tocqueville, attention deficit, and energy -- Is political engagement better than sex? -- Conclusion: Tocqueville vs. the full monty.
SUBJECT:
| Political participation -- United States |
| Democracy |