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The American Republic

Richard Hofstadter

William, Miller

Daniel, Aaron

Prentice-Hall.Inc.

The Structure of American History

History

Americas

PRENTICE/HALL

This updated work provides an introduction to the rich interplay of the social, cultural, economic and political forces which constitute the mosaic of the American past. Exploring major events, movements, organizations and personalities on a chronological basis, this text provides a view of the quality and texture of life in every period. Written in an accessible style, this book shows students how the lives of individuals - both national leaders and ordinary men and women - were affected by the diversity of forces at work during each period. This new edition includes totally revised chapters which place a greater emphasis on international affairs and provide new material on such subjects as slavery, the legacy of Vietnam, medicine and public health.

The United States

This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.

The Paranoid Style in American Politics

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Alfred.A. Knopf

<i>Social Darwinism in American Thought</i> portrays the overall influence of Darwin on American social theory and the notable battle waged among thinkers over the implications of evolutionary theory for social thought and political action. Theorists such as Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner adopted the idea of the struggle for existence as justification for the evils as well as the benefits of laissez-faire modern industrial society. Others such as William James and John Dewey argued that human planning was needed to direct social development and improve upon the natural order. Hofstadter's classic study of the ramifications of Darwinism is a major analysis of the social philosophies that animated intellectual movements of the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.

Social Darwinism in American Thought

Anthropology

Beacon Press

Political tradition one American - who form the (Iwanami Modern Classics) (2008) ISBN: 4000271555 [Japanese Import]

Fukuji Taguchi

ShoÌ„ichi Izumi

ToÌ„kyoÌ„ : Iwanami Shoten, 2008

Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (Chinese Edition)

Zhengzhou University Press

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