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The abolitionist imagination [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Delbanco ; with commentaries by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred M. McClay
The abolitionist imagination [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Delbanco ; with commentaries by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred M. McClay
Autore Delbanco Andrew <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (220 p.)
Disciplina 973.7/114
Collana The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics
Soggetto topico Abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century
Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-674-06490-9
0-674-06930-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. THE ABOLITIONIST IMAGINATION / Delbanco, Andrew -- 2. FIGHTING THE DEVIL WITH HIS OWN FIRE / Stauffer, John -- 3. DID THE ABOLITIONISTS CAUSE THE CIVIL WAR? / Sinha, Manisha -- 4. THE INVISIBILITY OF BLACK ABOLITIONISTS / Pinckney, Darryl -- 5. ABOLITION AS MASTER CONCEPT / McClay, Wilfred M. -- 6. THE PRESENCE OF THE PAST / Delbanco, Andrew -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910465501403321
Delbanco Andrew <1952->  
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2012
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The abolitionist imagination [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Delbanco ; with commentaries by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred M. McClay
The abolitionist imagination [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Delbanco ; with commentaries by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred M. McClay
Autore Delbanco Andrew <1952->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (220 p.)
Disciplina 973.7/114
Collana The Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures on American Politics
Soggetto topico Abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century
Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century
ISBN 0-674-06490-9
0-674-06930-7
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. THE ABOLITIONIST IMAGINATION / Delbanco, Andrew -- 2. FIGHTING THE DEVIL WITH HIS OWN FIRE / Stauffer, John -- 3. DID THE ABOLITIONISTS CAUSE THE CIVIL WAR? / Sinha, Manisha -- 4. THE INVISIBILITY OF BLACK ABOLITIONISTS / Pinckney, Darryl -- 5. ABOLITION AS MASTER CONCEPT / McClay, Wilfred M. -- 6. THE PRESENCE OF THE PAST / Delbanco, Andrew -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910791935503321
Delbanco Andrew <1952->  
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, c2012
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Civic Education and the Future of American Citizenship [[electronic resource]]
Civic Education and the Future of American Citizenship [[electronic resource]]
Autore Busch Elizabeth Kaufer
Pubbl/distr/stampa Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (176 p.)
Disciplina 370.1150973
Altri autori (Persone) WhiteJonathan W
AgrestoJohn
BauerleinMark
BenolielPeter A
BergnerJeff
ColeBruce
GioiaDana
HirschE. D., Jr. <1928-> (Eric Donald)
McClayWilfred M
RadasanuAndrea
SpillerLisa
YonanJonathan
Soggetto topico Citizenship - Study and teaching - United States
Civics - Study and teaching - United States
United States - Politics and government - Study and teaching
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-7391-7058-9
1-299-18482-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Foundations of Civic and Liberal Education; Chapter One: The Inspiring Idea of the Common School; Chapter Two: Memory and Sacrifice in the Formation of Civic Consciousness; Chapter Three: Polishing Barbarous Mores; II: The Changing Landscape of American Civic Life; Chapter Four: American Amnesia; Chapter Five: The Peer Bubble; Chapter Six: Voter Beware; III: On the Ends of Liberal Education; Chapter Seven: Majoring in Servitude; Chapter Eight: Education to What End-Vocation or Virtue?; Chapter Nine: "Reflection and Choice"; Afterword; Index
About the Editors and Contributors
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452284803321
Busch Elizabeth Kaufer  
Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
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The genteel tradition in American philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : and Character and opinion in the United States / / George Santayana ; edited and with an introduction by James Seaton ; with essays by Wilfred M. McClay ... [et al.]
The genteel tradition in American philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : and Character and opinion in the United States / / George Santayana ; edited and with an introduction by James Seaton ; with essays by Wilfred M. McClay ... [et al.]
Autore Santayana George <1863-1952.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina 973
Altri autori (Persone) SeatonJames <1944->
McClayWilfred M
SantayanaGeorge <1863-1952.>
Collana Rethinking the Western tradition
Soggetto topico National characteristics, American
Philosophy, American - 19th century
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-35290-3
9786612352904
0-300-15651-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contributors -- Contents -- A Note on the Texts -- Introduction -- The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy -- Preface -- Chapter I: The Moral Background -- Chapter II: The Academic Environment -- Chapter III: William James -- Chapter IV: Josiah Royce -- Chapter V: Later Speculations -- Chapter VI: Materialism and Idealism in American Life -- Chapter VII: English Liberty in America -- The Unclaimed Legacy of George Santayana -- Understanding America -- The Genteel Tradition and English Liberty -- Mental Hygiene and Good Manners -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910456093403321
Santayana George <1863-1952.>  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009
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The genteel tradition in American philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : and Character and opinion in the United States / / George Santayana ; edited and with an introduction by James Seaton ; with essays by Wilfred M. McClay ... [et al.]
The genteel tradition in American philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : and Character and opinion in the United States / / George Santayana ; edited and with an introduction by James Seaton ; with essays by Wilfred M. McClay ... [et al.]
Autore Santayana George <1863-1952.>
Pubbl/distr/stampa New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (256 p.)
Disciplina 973
Altri autori (Persone) SeatonJames <1944->
McClayWilfred M
SantayanaGeorge <1863-1952.>
Collana Rethinking the Western tradition
Soggetto topico National characteristics, American
Philosophy, American - 19th century
ISBN 1-282-35290-3
9786612352904
0-300-15651-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contributors -- Contents -- A Note on the Texts -- Introduction -- The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy -- Preface -- Chapter I: The Moral Background -- Chapter II: The Academic Environment -- Chapter III: William James -- Chapter IV: Josiah Royce -- Chapter V: Later Speculations -- Chapter VI: Materialism and Idealism in American Life -- Chapter VII: English Liberty in America -- The Unclaimed Legacy of George Santayana -- Understanding America -- The Genteel Tradition and English Liberty -- Mental Hygiene and Good Manners -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910780427003321
Santayana George <1863-1952.>  
New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009
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