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Apostle of human progress : Lester Frank Ward and American political thought, 1841-1913 / Edward C. Rafferty.
Van Pelt Library HM479.W37 R34 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rafferty, Edward C., 1969-
- Series:
- American intellectual culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ward, Lester F. (Lester Frank), 1841-1913.
- Ward, Lester F.
- Sociology--United States--History.
- Sociology.
- United States.
- History.
- Political science--United States--History.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 363 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Lester Frank Ward and American political thought, 1841-1913
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Life Apart from Circumstantial Things 1
- 1 Self-Made Men, 1841-1862 13
- 2 An Equal Chance in the Race of Life, 1861-1870 41
- 3 The Land of Birds and Flowers, 1870-1879 71
- 4 Restless Skepticism, 1880-1883 109
- 5 A True National Philosophy, 1883-1887 141
- 6 The Great Social Problem, 1886-1893 165
- 7 Spencer-Smashing at Washington, 1894-1900 203
- 8 Gulliver among the Lilliputians, 1900-1913 241
- Conclusion: Glimpses of the Cosmos 283.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-356) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742522164
- 0742522172
- OCLC:
- 50868290
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