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

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pears, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Series:American political thought.
Subjects:
1783-1789
Constitutional history > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Citizenship > United States.
Republicanism > United States.
Self-interest > Political aspects > United States.
National characteristics, American > Political aspects.
Political participation > United States.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
Républicanisme > États-Unis.
Intérêt personnel > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Republicanism
Representative government and representation
Politics and government
Political participation
National characteristics, American > Political aspects
Constitutional history
Citizenship
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Philosophie.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1789.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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