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Benjamin Barber

Benjamin R. Barber (August 2, 1939 – April 24, 2017) was an American political theorist and author, perhaps best known for his 1995 bestseller, Jihad vs. McWorld, and for 2013's If Mayors Ruled the World as well as the classic of democratic theory, 1984's Strong Democracy (revised in 2004). He became a top-level international consultant on participatory democracy as well as an adviser to Bill Clinton and Howard Dean.

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Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University (1939–2017)

Born 2 Aug 1939
Died 24 Apr 2017

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  • Cover of: Jihad vs. McWorld

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  • Cover of: Fear's empire: war, terrorism, and democracy

    First published in 2003 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The struggle for democracy

    First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Superman and common men: freedom, anarchy and the revolution

    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Strong democracy: participatory politics for a new age

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  • Cover of: Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A passion for democracy: American essays

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A place for us: how to make society civil and democracy strong

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The conquest of politics: liberal philosophy in democratic times

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  • Cover of: The truth of power: intellectual affairs in the Clinton White House

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  • Cover of: The death of communal liberty: a history of freedom in a Swiss mountain canton

    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An aristocracy of everyone: the politics of education and the future of America

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  • Cover of: Can America be democratic?: a participatory critique of the liberal consensus

    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Coca Cola und Heiliger Krieg. Sonderausgabe. Jihad versus McWorld.

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    First published in 1981 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Political participation and the creation of res publica

    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University (1939–2017)

Born 2 Aug 1939
Died 24 Apr 2017

Subjects

Democracy, Capitalism, Démocratie, History, Liberalism, Political participation, Case studies, Child consumers, Consumer behavior, Consumption (Economics), Demokratie, Globalization, Mass society, Materialism, New York Times reviewed, Political science, Social aspects, Social conditions, Struggle for democracy (Television program), Terrorisme, United states, social conditions, 1980-, Addresses, essays, lectures, Aims and objectives, American literature, Anarchism

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United States, Estados Unidos, Graubünden (Switzerland)

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Bill Clinton (1946-)

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20th century, 1980-, 1981-1989, 2001-

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