Selections from Classic American Political Thought

Author: Robert Isaak
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: What sets this book apart from other American political thought readings is that it not only selects famous works by mainstream thinkers and politicians but also includes statements from radical thinkers like Malcolm X. However, as Isaak points out, even the American left-wing thinkers who are considered outliers largely reject socialist and communist ideas, and instead, they criticize the ruling authorities from a left-wing perspective for deviating from the liberal tradition upon which the United States was founded.