Foundations of American Political Thought

Readings and Commentary

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvAlin Fumurescu,Anna Marisa Schön

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American political thought was shaped by a unique combination of theoretical influences: republicanism, liberalism, and covenant theology. This reader shows how these influences came together. Organized chronologically from the Puritans' arrival in the New World to the Civil War, each chapter includes carefully selected primary sources and substantial commentary to explain the historical context and significance of the excerpts. A coherent interpretative framework is offered by focusing the analysis on the different assumptions of the people - the republican understanding as a corporate whole and the liberal understanding as a multitude of individuals - that were intertwined during the founding. The book features, for the first time, two chapters on non-American authors, who capture the main tenets of republicanism and liberalism and were widely quoted in the era, as well as excerpts from lesser-known sources, including Puritan covenants, the first state constitutions, and Native American speeches.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-07-13
Mått177 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt790 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor420
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108733557

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1. Introduction – The People's Two Bodies; 2. Republicanism – The People 'Is'; 3. Liberalism – The People 'Are'; 4. The Puritans – The Bi-Dimensional Covenant; 5. Independence – The Negative Founding; 6. The Positive Founding (I): One People or Several Peoples? 7. The Positive Founding (II) – The People as One and Many; 8. The Whole and the Parties; 9. People That Were Left Behind; 10. The United States 'Is'.

'This valuable anthology connects primary texts of American political thought with key works of the European tradition. By focusing on the liberal, republican, and Puritan sources of the American founding period, Fumurescu and Schön provide the best introduction I know to the richness and diversity of our enduring national character. This book will be an invaluable instructional text for years to come.' Steven B. Smith, Yale University