LEADER 03315oam 22005054a 450 001 9910500583103321 005 20230621141349.0 010 $a0-7006-0580-0 035 $a(CKB)5600000000014928 035 $a(OCoLC)1289916897 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94117 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/88526 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7298570 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7298570 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000014928 100 $a19920821d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aShaping Modern Liberalism$eHerbert Croly and Progressive Thought /$fEdward A. Stettner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cUniversity Press of Kansas$d1993 210 1$cUniversity Press of Kansas,$d1993.$aLawrence, Kan. : 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 225 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican Political Thought 311 $a0-7006-3122-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index. 330 $aAmerican ideals?liberty, equality, democracy, national unity?are bandied about by liberal politicians as a package deal, inseparably intertwined. But the words often flow together better as rhetoric than they mold together in theory. But, as Herbert Croly and his turnofthecentury contemporaries found, jelling these appealing yet often conflicting concepts into a liberal philosophy was not nearly as easy as embracing them in a campaign speech. In this first fulllength study of Herbert Croly's political theory, Edward Stettner analyzes Croly's writings and examines the events, experiences, and people who influenced Croly's thinking. In the process, he reveals Croly's significant influence on modern liberalism as classical liberal theory merged with progressive philosophy. Croly, founder of The New Republic, expounded on issues from the nationalization of railroads to the Espionage Act in his search for a middle way between socialism and capitalism. Stettner illustrates how Croly's political theory influenced the editorial position of one of the leading liberal journals and how his thought in turn was modified in reaction to national and world events, such as presidential elections and World War I. Stettner portrays Croly as a modest and conscientious intellectual who wholeheartedly came to embrace the progressive movement and consequently helped establish the framework for modern liberalism. In doing so, Stettner emphasizes how Croly's philosophy evolved and how Croly was drawn to the conclusion that a strong national government and individual rights could indeed coexist?if not always serenely?in a democratic society. 410 0$aAmerican Political Thought 606 $aProgressivism (United States politics)$xHistory 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 610 $aPolitical science & theory 615 0$aProgressivism (United States politics)$xHistory. 615 0$aLiberalism$xHistory. 676 $a320.5/13/0973 700 $aStettner$b Edward A.$f1940-$01072886 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910500583103321 996 $aShaping Modern Liberalism$92569102 997 $aUNINA