The politics of individualism : parties and the American character in the Jacksonian era / / Lawrence Frederick Kohl

• Autore: Kohl Lawrence Frederick
• Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1989; ©1989
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.273/09
• Soggetto topico: Political parties - United States - History - 19th century; Political oratory - United States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1829-1837
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Politics, Society, and the Individual in the Jacksonian Era; The Emergence of Individualism; The Politics of Individualism; PART ONE: TWO WORLD VIEWS; 1. The Jacksonian World; Victims and Victimizers; The Fettered and the Free; Outsiders and Insiders; The Need for Reassurance; The Search for Understanding; The Roots of Policy; 2. The Whig World; The Sense of Confidence; The Problem of Self-Control; Individualism and Interdependence; The Need for Reassurance; The Search for Understanding; The Roots of Policy; PART TWO: THE DIALOGUE OF PARTIES ; 3. Private and Public: The Individual and SocietyPrivate and Public; The Efficacy of Public Action; The Purity of Public Action; Unity and Union; 4. Public Order: The Individual and the Rule of Law; Coercion vs. Voluntarism; Personal Will and the Rule of Law; Higher Law and the Rule of Law; The Constitution; 5. Economic Inequality: The Individual and the Social Hierarchy; The Creation of Wealth; The Distribution of Wealth; The Consequences of Economic Inequality; The Appeal of Economic Argument; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: In the fifty years following the Revolution, America's population nearly quadrupled, its boundaries expanded, industrialization took root in the Northeast, new modes of transportation flourished, state banks proliferated and offered easy credit to eager entrepreneurs, and Americans foundthemselves in the midst of an accelerating age of individualism, equality, and self-reliance. To the Jacksonian generation, it seemed as if their world had changed practically overnight. The Politics of Individualism looks at the political manifestations of these staggering social transformations. During the 1
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of individualism
• ISBN: 1-280-52553-3; 0-19-802205-0; 9786610525539; 0-19-536183-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458618303321
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