Society on the Run : A European View of Life in America

A study of the United States and its political culture. The author contends that democracy exists at the level of political institutions and processes in the US as well as in its private sector. Are You Running With Me Jesus? / Eugene J. Mccarthy -- Triumph Or Resignation? -- (post- ) Modern Democracy -- Pursuit Of Happiness -- Money, Part I -- Motor And Nemesis Of Democracy -- Money, Part Ii -- Democratizing Money -- The Existential Runner -- The Oral Society -- Pragmatism And Fundamentalism -- Elections And Parties -- Plebiscite And Participation -- Astrocracy And Bureaucracy -- The Imperial Presidency -- Pax Americana, Part I -- Mission To Save The World -- Pax Americana, Part Ii -- Militarizing The Society -- A State Of Law(yers) -- The Media -- The Flirtation With The End Of History -- Social Decline, Poverty, And Crime -- Reality And Fiction -- Wild At Heart -- Life Is Fun, Part I -- The Pathology Of Happiness -- Life Is Fun, Part Ii -- Outlook. Werner Peters. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 281-285).