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Democracy and the American Revolution / edited by Yuval Levind, Adam J. White, and John Yoo.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- We hold these truths: America at 250 ; [volume 1]
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Declaration of Independence.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Democracy--United States--History--18th century.
- Democracy.
- Deliberative democracy--United States--History--18th century.
- Deliberative democracy.
- Physical Description:
- v, 133 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : AEI Press, publisher for the American Enterprise Institute, [2024]
- Summary:
- "The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, yet the founding is controversial now in ways it has not been in decades. The American Enterprise Institute offers a major intellectual and educational project to reintroduce Americans to the unique value of their national inheritance. In the inaugural volume of an eight-book series, renowned historians and political scientists explore what the contested idea of democracy meant to those who participated in the American Revolution. For some, democracy represented a particular way to order government, while others understood democracy to be a transformative principle that would serve as the philosophical bedrock of not just the new republic's political institutions but its social and cultural ones as well. Examining the democratic culture that was born out of the American Revolution can help us understand the framework within which we continue to debate the structure and purpose of the system of government that binds us together today"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A New Kind of Democracy / Gordon S. Wood
- The Spirit of Independence and the Rhythm of Democratic Politics / Bryan Garsten
- Democracy, Freedom, and the Declaration of Independence / Peter Berkowitz
- The Adams Declaration: A Guide for Our Times / Danielle Allen
- Lincoln's Declaration and the Coherence of Democracy / Greg Weiner.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Democracy and the American Revolution
- ISBN:
- 9780844750613
- 0844750611
- 9780844750606
- 0844750603
- OCLC:
- 1443642969
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