The politics of individualism : parties and the American character in the Jacksonian era / Lawrence Frederick Kohl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohl, Lawrence Frederick, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States--History--19th century.

Political parties.

Political oratory--United States--History--19th century.

Political oratory.

United States--Politics and government--1829-1837.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this study, Lawrence Frederick Kohl looks at the political manifestations of the staggering social changes that transformed America in the 50 years following the Revolution. He draws on the political rhetoric found in speeches, newspapers, periodicals, and pamphlets to place the Democrats and the Whigs in a solid social and psychological context, bringing us new insight into the politics and people of Jacksonian America.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Politics, Society, and the Individual in the Jacksonian Era; The Emergence of Individualism; The Politics of Individualism; PART ONE: TWO WORLD VIEWS; 1. The Jacksonian World; Victims and Victimizers; The Fettered and the Free; Outsiders and Insiders; The Need for Reassurance; The Search for Understanding; The Roots of Policy; 2. The Whig World; The Sense of Confidence; The Problem of Self-Control; Individualism and Interdependence; The Need for Reassurance; The Search for Understanding; The Roots of Policy; PART TWO: THE DIALOGUE OF PARTIES

3. Private and Public: The Individual and SocietyPrivate and Public; The Efficacy of Public Action; The Purity of Public Action; Unity and Union; 4. Public Order: The Individual and the Rule of Law; Coercion vs. Voluntarism; Personal Will and the Rule of Law; Higher Law and the Rule of Law; The Constitution; 5. Economic Inequality: The Individual and the Social Hierarchy; The Creation of Wealth; The Distribution of Wealth; The Consequences of Economic Inequality; The Appeal of Economic Argument; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 9, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-771541-9

1-280-52553-3

0-19-802205-0

9786610525539

0-19-536183-0

OCLC:

437173409