The Politics of Moral Capital (Contemporary Political Theory)

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 4
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 13
PART I Moral capital......Page 17
 1 Moral capital and politics......Page 22
  Politics and legitimacy......Page 24
  Ideology and moral choice......Page 29
  Moral capital and moral ends......Page 32
 2 Moral capital and leadership......Page 39
  Leadership: the moral dimension......Page 40
  Moral capital and constituencies......Page 44
  Personal and institutional moral capital......Page 47
  Studying moral capital......Page 49
   Action......Page 50
   Rhetoric/symbolism......Page 51
PART II Moral capital in times of crisis......Page 57
 3 Abraham Lincoln: the long-purposed man......Page 62
  Lincoln and moral capital......Page 65
  Cause: Lincoln’s ground of right......Page 67
  Action: Lincoln’s policies......Page 73
  Example: the democratic imperative......Page 80
  Rhetoric/symbolism: Lincoln’s lasting capital......Page 84
  Conclusion......Page 91
 4 Charles de Gaulle: the man of storms......Page 95
  De Gaulle’s dependency on moral capital......Page 97
  De Gaulle’s cause: ‘‘France’’......Page 100
  Action: De Gaulle establishes his moral capital......Page 103
  Moral capital by example: De Gaulle stumbles......Page 109
  Gaullist rhetoric, de Gaulle as symbol......Page 115
  Conclusion......Page 120
PART III Moral capital and dissident politics......Page 125
 5 Nelson Mandela: the moral phenomenon......Page 130
  The political cause......Page 132
  Political action: first period......Page 137
  Example: the representative prisoner......Page 138
  Rhetoric/symbolism: the living symbol......Page 144
  Political action: second period......Page 148
  Conclusion......Page 155
 6 Aung San Suu Kyi: her father’s daughter......Page 159
  Symbolic sources: the inheritance of moral capital......Page 162
  Cause: Burmese democracy......Page 165
  Political action: triumph and repression......Page 169
  Moral capital by example......Page 172
  Rhetoric/symbolism......Page 178
  Conclusion......Page 182
PART IV Moral capital and the American presidency......Page 185
 7 Kennedy and American virtue......Page 192
  The presidency and the national moral capital......Page 195
  Kennedy and American virtue......Page 202
  The symbolic legacy......Page 212
  The assassination legacy......Page 213
  The legacy of reform at home: anti-communism abroad......Page 215
  Vietnam......Page 219
  The Nixon–Kissinger ‘‘solution’’......Page 224
  Conclusion......Page 229
 9 Aftermath......Page 230
  The problem of trust......Page 231
  The problem of power and virtue......Page 234
  The Carter solution......Page 236
  The Reagan solution......Page 242
  Conclusion......Page 245
 10 Denouement......Page 247
  Bush and American leadership......Page 248
  Catharsis: the Gulf War......Page 249
  Clinton in a changing world......Page 255
  Clinton and moral capital......Page 259
  Conclusion......Page 262
  Post scriptum......Page 265
Epilogue......Page 267
Bibliography......Page 273
Index......Page 282