A nation of agents [[electronic resource] ] : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block
| A nation of agents [[electronic resource] ] : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block |
| Autore | Block James E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973/09034 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, American
Agent (Philosophy) - History Political culture - United States - History Protestantism - Social aspects - United States - History Protestantism - Political aspects - United States - History Liberalism - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-674-02220-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 The American Narrative in Crisis -- I The English Origins of the American I Self and Society -- 2 The Early Puritan Insurgents and the Origins of Agency -- 3 The Protestant Revolutionaries and the Emerging Society of Agents -- 4 Thomas Hobbes and the Founding of the Liberal Politics of Agency -- 5 John Locke and the Mythic Society of Free Agents -- II The Ascendancy of Agency and the II First New Nation -- 6 The Great Awakening and the Emergent Culture of Agency -- 7 The Revolutionary Triumph of Agency -- III The Dilemma of Nationhood -- 8 The Liberal Idyll amidst Republican Realities -- 9 From Liberation to Reversal in a World without Bounds -- IV The Creation of an Agency Civilization -- 10 National Revival as the Crucible of Agency Character -- 11 From Sectarian Discord to Civil Religion -- 12 The Protestant Agent in Liberal Economics -- 13 John Dewey and the Modern Synthesis -- Conclusion: The Recovery of Agency -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455075703321 |
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| Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A nation of agents [[electronic resource] ] : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block
| A nation of agents [[electronic resource] ] : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block |
| Autore | Block James E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973/09034 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, American
Agent (Philosophy) - History Political culture - United States - History Protestantism - Social aspects - United States - History Protestantism - Political aspects - United States - History Liberalism - United States - History |
| ISBN | 0-674-02220-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 The American Narrative in Crisis -- I The English Origins of the American I Self and Society -- 2 The Early Puritan Insurgents and the Origins of Agency -- 3 The Protestant Revolutionaries and the Emerging Society of Agents -- 4 Thomas Hobbes and the Founding of the Liberal Politics of Agency -- 5 John Locke and the Mythic Society of Free Agents -- II The Ascendancy of Agency and the II First New Nation -- 6 The Great Awakening and the Emergent Culture of Agency -- 7 The Revolutionary Triumph of Agency -- III The Dilemma of Nationhood -- 8 The Liberal Idyll amidst Republican Realities -- 9 From Liberation to Reversal in a World without Bounds -- IV The Creation of an Agency Civilization -- 10 National Revival as the Crucible of Agency Character -- 11 From Sectarian Discord to Civil Religion -- 12 The Protestant Agent in Liberal Economics -- 13 John Dewey and the Modern Synthesis -- Conclusion: The Recovery of Agency -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778440403321 |
Block James E
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| Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A nation of agents : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block
| A nation of agents : the American path to a modern self and society / / James E. Block |
| Autore | Block James E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.0973/09034 |
| Soggetto topico |
National characteristics, American
Agent (Philosophy) - History Political culture - United States - History Protestantism - Social aspects - United States - History Protestantism - Political aspects - United States - History Liberalism - United States - History |
| ISBN |
9780674022201
0674022203 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 The American Narrative in Crisis -- I The English Origins of the American I Self and Society -- 2 The Early Puritan Insurgents and the Origins of Agency -- 3 The Protestant Revolutionaries and the Emerging Society of Agents -- 4 Thomas Hobbes and the Founding of the Liberal Politics of Agency -- 5 John Locke and the Mythic Society of Free Agents -- II The Ascendancy of Agency and the II First New Nation -- 6 The Great Awakening and the Emergent Culture of Agency -- 7 The Revolutionary Triumph of Agency -- III The Dilemma of Nationhood -- 8 The Liberal Idyll amidst Republican Realities -- 9 From Liberation to Reversal in a World without Bounds -- IV The Creation of an Agency Civilization -- 10 National Revival as the Crucible of Agency Character -- 11 From Sectarian Discord to Civil Religion -- 12 The Protestant Agent in Liberal Economics -- 13 John Dewey and the Modern Synthesis -- Conclusion: The Recovery of Agency -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973088603321 |
Block James E
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| Cambridge, MA, : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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