The Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump

Explores underlying shifts in values and principles of justice to help account for political preferences
Uses Tocqueville's notion of 'self-interest well-understood' to consider the political scene in the US
Brings together empirical analysis of presidential speeches, sitcoms, and popular music with theoretical considerations of individualism

Autorentext

Richard Ned Lebow is Professor at King's College London, UK, and Bye-Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, UK. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and author of 35 books and almost 300 peer reviewed articles and book chapters in a career spanning six decades.

Inhalt

1 Introduction.- 2 Self-Interest.- 3 Presidential Speeches.- 4 I Love Lucy to Modern Family.- 5 Rock to Rap.- 6 Self-Interest and Democracy.