The Roots of American Individualism : Political Myth in the Age of Jackson /

A panoramic history of American individualism from its nineteenth-century origins to today's divided public squareIndividualism is a defining feature of American public life. Its influence is pervasive today, with liberals and conservatives alike promising to expand personal freedom and defend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zakaras, Alex, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845.
Individualism > United States.
Democracy > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Foundational Myths
  • Part I. The independent proprietor
  • 3 Republican Origins
  • 4 Jacksonian Independence
  • 5 Democracy
  • Part II. The rights-bearer
  • 6 Producers' Rights
  • 7 The Free Market
  • 8 Rights against Slavery
  • Part III. The self-made man
  • 9 Freedom in the Conservative Mind
  • Part IV. Aftermath
  • 10 Industrialization
  • 11 Conclusions
  • Appendix: On the Meaning(s) of Individualism
  • Notes
  • Index

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