Nature and history in American political development : a debate /

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In this inaugural volume of the Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures, James Ceaser traces the way certain "foundational" ideas--including nature, history, and religion--have been understood and used over the course of American history. Ceaser treats these ideas as elements of political discourse...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ceaser, James W.
Other Authors: Rakove, Jack N., 1947-, Rosenblum, Nancy L. (Nancy Lipton), 1947-, Smith, Rogers M., 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2006.
Series:Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics.
Subjects:
Political science > United States > History.
Foundationalism (Theory of knowledge)
Ideology.
Idées politiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
Fondationnalisme (Théorie de la connaissance)
Idéologie.
ideology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Politics and government
Ideology
Political science
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foundational concepts and American political development / James W. Ceaser
  • Can we know a foundational idea when we see one? / Jack N. Rakove
  • Replacing foundations with staging: "second-story" concepts and American political development / Nancy L. Rosenblum
  • What if God was one of us? The challenges of studying foundational political concepts / Rogers M. Smith
  • Foundational concepts reconsidered / James W. Ceaser.

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