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Ceaser James W |
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Titolo |
Nature and history in American political development [[electronic resource] ] : a debate / / James W. Ceaser ; with responses by Jack N. Rakove, Nancy L. Rosenblum, Rogers M. Smith |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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The Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RakoveJack N. <1947-> |
RosenblumNancy L <1947-> (Nancy Lipton) |
SmithRogers M. <1953-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political science - United States - History |
Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge) |
Ideology |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-221) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foundational concepts and American political development / James W. Ceaser -- Can we know a foundational idea when we see one? / Jack N. Rakove -- Replacing foundations with staging: "second-story" concepts and American political development / Nancy L. Rosenblum -- What if God was one of us? The challenges of studying foundational political concepts / Rogers M. Smith -- Foundational concepts reconsidered / James W. Ceaser. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this inaugural volume of the Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures, James Ceaser traces the way certain "foundational" ideas-including nature, history, and religion-have been understood and used over the course of American history. Ceaser treats these ideas as elements of political discourse that provide the ground for other political ideas, such as liberty or equality. Three critical commentators challenge Ceaser's arguments, and a spirited debate about large and enduring questions in American politics ensues. |
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