Ten chapters explore philosophical and practical questions related to whether the liberal notion of the sovereignty of the individual acting politically only in relation to a national state can be maintained and even exported in an era of increasing ethnic diversity and loss of national sovereignty to the processes of globalization. Authors come to the topic as both convinced liberals attempting modest reforms and as severe critics who see it as an exhausted philosophy. Topics explored include conflicts of nationality and identity, the idea of citizen as consumer, the crisis in education, the concept of the virtuous citizen, and the challenges posed by minority cultures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
