The character of nations
Subtitle: how politics makes and breaks prosperity, family, and civility
By: Angelo M. Codevilla.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Political culture; Moral conditions; Social values
Description: In this new cross-cultural study, Angelo M. Codevilla illustrates that as people shape their governments, they shape themselves. Drawing broadly from the sweep of history, from the Roman republic to de Tocqueville's America, as well as from personal and scholarly observations of the world in the twentieth century, The Character of Nations reveals remarkable truths about the effects of government on a society's economic arrangements, moral order, sense of family life, and ability to defend itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-328) and index.