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In search of the republic : public virtue and the roots of American government / Richard Vetterli, Gary Bryner.
LIBRA JA84.U5 V47 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vetterli, Richard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--United States--History.
- Political science.
- Allegiance.
- History.
- United States.
- Republicanism--United States--History.
- Republicanism.
- Allegiance--United States--History.
- Church and state--United States--History.
- Church and state.
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 269 pages; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 1995.
- Summary:
- When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0847681726
- 0847681734
- OCLC:
- 187471001
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