New order of the ages : time, the constitution, and the making of modern American political thought / Michael Lienesch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lienesch, Michael, 1948- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty--History--18th century.

Liberty.

Liberalism--United States--History--18th century.

Liberalism.

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1988.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Lienesch shows that what emerged from the period of change was an inconsistent combination of political theories. The mixture of classical republicanism and modern liberalism was institutionalized in the American Constitution and has continued--ambivalent, contradictory, and sometimes flatly paradoxical--to characterize American politics ever since.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE. The Paradoxical Past

CREATION. Sacred and Secular History

CHANGE. Themes of Decline and Progress

PART TWO. Perceptions of the Present

REFORM. Cyclical Theory and the Idea of Imbalance

DEVELOPMENT. The Economics of Expansionism

PART THREE. Creating a Contemporary Politics

EXPERIENCE. Examples, Precepts, and Theorems

FOUNDING. Audacity, Ambition, Adaptability

PART FOUR. Prefabricating the Future

POSTERITY. Creating Constitutional Character

DESTINY. Prophecy and the Prophets of Progress

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 215-227.

ISBN:

9780691635118

0691635110

9781400851539

140085153X

OCLC:

1013954725