02858nam 2200541 a 450 991034513340332120200520144314.01-4539-1119-710.3726/978-1-4539-1119-8(CKB)1000000000772715(EBL)1173864(OCoLC)843198904(SSID)ssj0000448244(PQKBManifestationID)12165866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000448244(PQKBWorkID)10385298(PQKB)10701247(MiAaPQ)EBC1173864(EXLCZ)99100000000077271520050510d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoundations of American political thought /edited by Raymond Polin & Constance PolinNew York Peter Langc20091 online resource (630 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8204-7930-6 0-8204-7929-2 Includes bibliographical references.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.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)Political scienceUnited StatesHistorySourcesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentSourcesPolitical scienceHistory320/.0973Polin Constance1931-999362Polin Raymond1918-999363MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910345133403321Foundations of American political thought2293000UNINA