{"product_id":"the-rights-revolution-samuel-walker-9780195090253","title":"The Rights Revolution: Rights and Community in Modern America","description":"The most dramatic change in American society in the last forty years has been the explosive growth of personal rights, a veritable \"rights revolution\" that is perceived by both conservatives and liberals as a threat to traditional values and our sense of community. Is it possible that our pursuit of personal rights is driving our country toward moral collapse?\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Rights Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, Samuel Walker answers this question with an emphatic no. The \"rights revolution,\" says Walker, is the embodiment of the American ideals of morality and community. He argues that the critics of personal rights--from conservatives such as Robert Bork to liberals such as Michael Sandel--often forget the blatant injustices perpetrated against minorities such as women, homosexuals, African-Americans, and mentally handicapped citizens before the civil ights movement. They attack \"identity politics\" policies such as affirmative action, but fail to offer any reasonable solution to the dilemma of how to overcome exclusion in a society with such a powerful legacy of discrimination. \u003cbr\u003eCommunitarians, who offer the most comprehensive alternative to a rights-oriented society, rarely define what they mean by community. What happens when conflicts arise between different notions of community? \u003cbr\u003eWalker concedes that the expansion of individual rights does present problems, but insists that the gains far outweigh the losses. And he reminds us that the absolute protection of our individual rights is our best defense against discrimination and injustice. \u003cem\u003eThe Rights Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is an impassioned call to honor the personal rights of all American citizens, and to embrace an enriched sense of democracy, tolerance, and community in our nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019509025X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195090253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.83w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1998 pg. 958\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/1998 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1998 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1998 pg. 1938\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/1998","brand":"Samuel Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46311011057919,"sku":"9780195090253","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcb11207-729a-4007-b41d-112f663e3541.jpg?v=1730887854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rights-revolution-samuel-walker-9780195090253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}