TY - BOOK AU - Berger,Ben ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Attention deficit democracy: the paradox of civic engagement AV - JK1764 .B465 2011eb U1 - 323/.0420973 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Political participation KW - United States KW - Democracy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Introduction -- The rules of engagement -- Political engagement as intrinsic good: Arendt and company -- Political engagement as instrumental good: Tocqueville, attention deficit, and energy -- Is political engagement better than sex? -- Conclusion: Tocqueville vs. the full monty; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10488651 ER -