Beyond practical virtue: a defense of liberal democracy through literature

"Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the sta...

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Main Author: Johnson, Joel A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia Univ. of Missouri Press 2007
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 179 S.
ISBN:9780826217110

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