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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464474703321

Autore

Kendall Willmoore <1909-1967.>

Titolo

The basic symbols of the American political tradition / / Willmoore Kendall and George W. Carey ; with a new preface

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Catholic University of America Press, , 1970

©1995

ISBN

0-8132-2062-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CareyGeorge W. <1933->

Disciplina

320.973

Soggetti

Political culture - United States - History

Political science - United States - History

Elite (Social sciences) - United States - History

Equality - United States - History

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1970.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents ""; ""Preface to This Edition ""; ""Preface to the Original Edition ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""I. What Is Traditional Amongst Us? ""; ""II. In the Beginning: The Mayflower Compact ""; ""III. Political Order: The Connecticut and Massachusetts Experiences ""; ""IV. Rights and the Virginia Declaration ""; ""V. The Declaration of Independence: A Derailment? ""; ""VI. Constitutional Morality and The Federalist ""; ""VII. The Tradition and the Bill of Rights ""; ""VIII. Derailment and the Modern Crisis ""; ""Appendix I ""; ""Appendix II ""; ""Index ""