Liberalism and republicanism in the historical imagination / Joyce Appleby.
Appleby, Joyce, 1929-2016.
1992
E163 .A67 1992 (Mapit)
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Title
Liberalism and republicanism in the historical imagination / Joyce Appleby.
Author
Appleby, Joyce, 1929-2016.
ISBN
9780674530133 (paperback)
0674530136 (paperback)
9780674530126 (hardcover)
0674530128 (hardcover)
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1992.
Language
English
Description
viii, 351 p. ; 24 cm
Call Number
E163 .A67 1992
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.5/1/0973
Summary
The author claims that liberal assumptions color everything American, from ideas about human nature to fears about big government. Not the dreaded "L" word of the 1988 presidential campaign; liberalism in its historical context emerged from the modern faith in free inquiry, natural rights, economic liberty, and democratic government. The author contrasts this view with classical republicanism--ornate, aristocratic, prescriptive, and concerned with the common good. The two concepts, as the author shows, posed choices in their day and in ours, specifically in addressing the complex relations between individual and community, personal liberty and the common good, aspiration and practical wisdom.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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