5. The Practice of Theory

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. What the Canon Said 20
6. 3. Views from Nowhere 49
7. 4. Controversies 77
8. 5. The Practice of Theory 99
9. 6. Politics Brought down to Earth 130
10. 7. Imagining the Nation 165
11. 8. Civil Society, Virtue, and the Pursuit of Happiness 197
12. 9. Free Speech? 236
13. Notes 263
14. Index 325