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Cords of affection : constructing constitutional union in early American history /

"American democracy seems to be running on empty. Beyond our falling faith in institutions, Americans seem to have lost trust in one another and faith in our common political enterprise. Polarization, culture wars, and protest movements have called into question our personal commitments to the...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Pears, Emily (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Collection:American political thought.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The problem of political attachments in the American founding
  • The utilitarian mechanism in practice
  • Forging attachments through historical narrative
  • Parties, participation, and the natural attachments of direct democracy
  • Conclusion.