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Henry Adams : the historian as political theorist / James P. Young.
Van Pelt Library E175.5.A2 Y68 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, James P., 1934-
- Series:
- American political thought
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918--Political and social views.
- Adams, Henry.
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918.
- Political and social views.
- United States--History--Philosophy.
- United States.
- History.
- Philosophy.
- United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 314 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2001]
- Contents:
- Part I. Theory of American History
- 1. Foundations of the Early Republic 13
- The Early Idealism of Henry Adams 13
- The United States in 1800 15
- 2. The Jeffersonian Foundation 31
- Adams on Jefferson's Character 31
- The First Inaugural Address 34
- Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Executive Power 37
- The Embargo and the Failure of Principle 45
- Out-Federalizing the Federalists? 53
- 3. The Madisonian Continuation 56
- The United States in 1817 67
- Toward a Philosophy of History 74
- 4. Secession, Capitalism, and Corruption 78
- From Madison to the Civil War 79
- The Civil War 80
- The Postwar Revolution 85
- 5. Democracy and Empire 107
- The Novel as Theory 107
- The Crisis of the Late Nineteenth Century 116
- Part II. The Philosophy of History
- 6. Religion, History, and Politics 127
- Faith, Science, and Organized Religion 130
- The Ideal Female 135
- Medieval France and Modern America 155
- 7. History, Science, and Politics: A Lifetime's Education 161
- Education as an Adams 162
- Education at Harvard College 165
- War, Diplomacy, and Education 167
- Darwinism and Education 174
- Twenty Years After (1892) 179
- Money, Markets, and Anti-Semitism 185
- The Problem of Technology 189
- Another Try at Political Education 195
- 8. The End of Education 204
- Technology and the Virgin 204
- Toward a Dynamic Theory of History 208
- The Meaning of an Education 218
- History and Politics in the Education 225
- A Complex Mind in a Complex World 227.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-301) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0700610871
- OCLC:
- 45420216
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