The fictional republic : Horatio Alger and American political discourse /

Investigating the enduring quality of Horatio Alger's political theories, this historical study shows how his ideas of hard work tempered by virtue's rewards struck a chord during the economic transformations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nackenoff, Carol
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Alger, Horatio, > Jr., > 1832-1899 > Political and social views.
Alger, Horatio, > Jr., > 1832-1899.
Alger, Horatio, > Jr., > 1832-1899
1800-1899
Politics and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Political fiction, American > History and criticism.
Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Politique-fiction américaine > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Political and social views
Political fiction, American
Politics and literature
United States
English fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1 Allegory of the Republic: On Interpretation and Method; 2 A Unitarian Project for Moral Guidance; 3 Republican Rites of Passage: Character and the Battle for Youth; 4 Guidebooks for Survival in an Industrializing Economy; 5 Saved From the Factory; 6 Technology, Organizations, Corporations, and Capitalists; 7 Natural Aristocracy in a Democracy: Authority, Power, and Politics; 8 Money, Price, and Value: Alger's Interventions in the Market; 9 Levelling and Its Limits; 10 Reading Alger: Searching for Alger's Audience in the Literary Marketplace.

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