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The American Liberal Tradition Reconsidered: The Contested Legacy of Louis Hartz (American Political Thought) (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
Mark Hulliung
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Hardcover. In 1955, Louis Hartz offered perhaps the most famous interpretation of American history of the second half of the twentieth century in his book "The Liberal Tradition in America". This book considers whether Hartz's analysis should be repudiated or updated and whether a study of America as a 'liberal society' is still a rewarding undertaking. Editor(s): Hulliung, Mark. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Once upon a time in America, Herbert Hoover accused Franklin D. Roosevelt of usurping the coveted label 'liberal'. Nowadays, Republicans have so successfully stigmatized the word that even Democrats run from it. But in 1955, Louis Hartz offered perhaps the most famous interpretation of American history of the second half of the twentieth century in his book ""The Liberal Tradition in America"", to which students of American political culture have found themselves returning time and again over the last several decades. Hartz argued that America is inherently liberal, since it lacked a feudal heritage, was born middle class, and consequently ... Read more
Once upon a time in America, Herbert Hoover accused Franklin D. Roosevelt of usurping the coveted label 'liberal'. Nowadays, Republicans have so successfully stigmatized the word that even Democrats run from it. But in 1955, Louis Hartz offered perhaps the most famous interpretation of American history of the second half of the twentieth century in his book ""The Liberal Tradition in America"", to which students of American political culture have found themselves returning time and again over the last several decades. Hartz argued that America is inherently liberal, since it lacked a feudal heritage, was born middle class, and consequently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
American Political Thought
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617081
SKU
V9780700617081
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About Mark Hulliung
Mark Hulliung is Richard Koret Professor of the History of Ideas at Brandeis University and author of five other books, including most recently Citizens and Citoyens: Republicans and Liberals in America and France.||Alan Gibson is associate professor of political science at California State University - Chico. His previous book, Interpreting the Founding: Guide to the Enduring Debates over the Origins ... Read more
Reviews for The American Liberal Tradition Reconsidered: The Contested Legacy of Louis Hartz (American Political Thought) (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
"A substantial contribution that ably assesses where things stand more than fifty years after the publication of Hartz's provocative reading of American history in The Liberal Tradition in America. Whatever its standing today, its impact was undeniably huge in its own day and its reassessment by Hulliung and his contributors is long overdue." Michael P. Zuckert, author of Launching Liberalism" ... Read more