Democracies in America : keywords for the nineteenth century and today / D. Berton Emerson, Gregory Laski, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Emerson, D. Berton, editor.

Laski, Gregory, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--United States--History.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 313 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Democracies in America

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

'Democracies in America' collects 25 essays from a diverse group of contributors, each centred around a keyword from the language we use to discuss democracy. The relationship between 'America' and 'democracy' is examined from multi-disciplinary angles and at different moments in 19th century history, while glancing forward to our time.

Contents:

Democracies in America: A User's Guide, D. Berton Emerson and Gregory Laski

1. Democracy vs. Republic, Danielle Allen

2. Personal Liberty, Kyle G. Volk

3. Equality, Edlie Wong - - 4. Scale (or, Democracy in las Américas), James Sanders

5. Constitution, Jack Jackson

6. Representation, Elizabeth Maddock Dillon

7. Citizenship, Padraig Riley

8. Anti-Black Violence, Ariel Elizabeth Seay-Howard

9. Women's Suffrage, David Gold

10. The Town Hall Meeting, Sandra M. Gustafson

11. Belief, Christopher Castiglia

12. Public Opinion, Mark Schmeller

13. Charisma, Vincent Lloyd

14. Partisan, John Funchion

15. Disgust, Jason Frank

16. Moderation, Jean Ferguson Carr

17. Comfort, Michelle Sizemore

18. The Commons, Dana D. Nelson

19. Tyranny, Angélica María Bernal

20. Sham, Derrick Spires

21. Disfranchisement, Tess Chakkalakal

22. Security, Russ Castronovo

23. Settlement, Alaina E. Roberts

24. Doubt, William Duffy and John Pell

25. Neighbors, Nancy Rosenblum.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-198067-6