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Call to virtue : Republics of character from Rome to 1776 / Kim A. Mayyasi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayyasi, Kim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Liberty.
- Rome--History.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (391 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Marlborough, Massachusetts : Wayside Institute, 2015.
- Summary:
- The American republic was the Enlightenment's greatest experiment, an attempt to institutionalize virtuous character as never done before. Call to Virtue explains the role of character as the driving force behind the rise and fall of empires, the well-being of citizens' lives, and the structure of governments and their constitutions. It draws a line between the definitions of virtue from ancient times to the motivating force behind our nation's founding. The book surveys 3,000 years of Western civilization and uses the voices of history's greatest participants to create a narrative describing
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 22, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-9960575-2-8
- OCLC:
- 935259393
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