The social contract in America: from the revolution to the present age

"Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. And, as Mark Hulliung reminds us, we have frequently fought our greatest political battles by wielding one or an...

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Main Author: Hulliung, Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. Univ. Press of Kansas 2007
Series:American political thought
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. And, as Mark Hulliung reminds us, we have frequently fought our greatest political battles by wielding one or another version of social contract theory. Hulliung's book is the first to examine the role of the social contract across the entire sweep of American history, well beyond the Revolution and Founding periods. While he pays close attention to the contested versions of the social contract from 1765 to 1861, he also underscores its relevance after the Civil War, from late nineteenth-century land reform to the rights revolution of the late twentieth century."--Book jacket.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 256 S.
ISBN:9780700615407

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