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 |
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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 |
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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
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| 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 |
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Santayana George <1863-1952.>
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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 |
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