{"product_id":"9781594037658","title":"The Great Divide: Why Liberals and Conservatives Will Never, Ever Agree","description":"The theme of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Divide\u003c\/em\u003e is that the populations of the democratic world, from Boston to Berlin, Vancouver to Venice, are becoming increasingly divided from within, due to a growing ideological incompatibility between modern liberalism and conservatism. This is partly due to a complex mutation in the concept of liberal democracy itself, and the resulting divide is now so wide that those holding to either philosophy on a whole range of topics: on democracy, on reason, on abortion, on human nature, on homosexuality and gay marriage, on freedom, on the role of courts … and much more, can barely speak with each other without outrage (the favorite emotional response from all sides). Clearly, civil conversation at the surface has been failing -- and that could mean democracy is failing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an effort to deepen the conversation. It is written for the non-specialist, and aims to reveal the less obvious underlying ideological forces and misconceptions that cause the conflict and outrage at the surface -- not with any expectation the clash of values will evaporate, but rather that a deeper understanding will generate a more intelligent and civil conversation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an aid to understanding, the book contains a handful of Tables directly comparing modern liberal and conservative views across a range of fundamental moral and political “issues” so that curious readers can answer the book’s main question: “Where Do You Stand?” An interesting result in testing this exercise has been the number of people who find they “think” one way, but “live” another. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encounter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133384737008,"sku":"9781594037658","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594037658_p0.jpg?v=1763810610","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594037658","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}