American Character
A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good
New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 308 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
The struggle between individualism and the good of the community as a whole has been the basis of every major disagreement in America's history, from the debates at the Constitutional Convention to the civil rights movement to the Tea Party. In American Character, Colin Woodard traces these two key strands in American politics through the four centuries of the nation's existence, from the first colonies through the Gilded Age and Great Depression to the present day, and how different regions of the country have successfully or disastrously accommodated them.
Subjects:
Liberty -- United States -- History.
Common good.
United States -- Politics and government.
Liberty -- United States -- History.
Common good.
United States -- Politics and government.
ISBN:
9780525427896
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GOV Politics US Woo | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
GOV Politics US Woo | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.