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Record Nr.

UNINA9910345133403321

Titolo

Foundations of American political thought / / edited by Raymond Polin & Constance Polin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Peter Lang, c2009

ISBN

1-4539-1119-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (630 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PolinConstance <1931->

PolinRaymond <1918->

Disciplina

320.0973

320/.0973

Soggetti

Political science - United States - History

United States Politics and government Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. The founding period -- section 2. Revolution and consideration -- section 3. Expansion of the union and freedom -- section 4. The triumph of industrial capitalism -- section 5. Idealism, optimism, and mixed achievement.

Sommario/riassunto

Foundations of American Political Thought: Readings and Commentary explains American historical concepts and key political ideas from 1620 to 1910. In this primer for democracy, all verbatim passages and original documents point to their original intentions and ideological movements. Key terms and basic terminology are incisive and essential for a thorough understanding of democracy. This book represents the setting and trends that produced sound progress in American political growth.

«Many de facto and de jura governments in the international system are operated by various elites who, having seized the state apparatus, plunder resources; corrupt national legitimacy and viability; and facilitate individual/clique profiteering, group supremacy, ethnic and/or theocratic revenge, ruthless control, and exploitation of the population. Contrast this with the perhaps imperfect nation-building and institutional development brilliantly examined here.» (Jesse Goldstaub, Retired International Operations Advisor)