American character
Subtitle: a history of the epic struggle between individual liberty and the common good
By: Colin Woodard
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780525427896
Subjects: Politics and government; Common good; Liberty; History
Description: "Explores the ongoing debates throughout history between the fight for individual rights and the community as a whole, from discussions that took place at the Constitutional Convention, through the Civil War, all the way up to the modern Tea Party, "--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: Maintaining Freedom; title: Two Paths to Tyranny; title: The Rival Americas; title: The Elite and the Masses (1607-1876); title: The Rise and Fall of Laissez-Faire (1877-1930); title: The Rise and Fall of National Liberalism (1933-1967); title: Dixie Takes Over (1968-2008); title: Rise of the Radicals (2008- ); title: A Lasting Union.