History of American Political Thought
Contributions by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand, Paul O. Carrese, Daniel T. Carrigg, Laurence D. Cooper, Murray Dry, Jean Bethke Elshtain The Laura Spelman Rockell, Thomas S. Engeman, Peter S. Field, Christopher Flannery, Steven Forde, David F. Forte, David Foster, David Fott, Matthew J. Franck, Bryan-Paul Frost, Steven F. Hayward University of California, Berkely, Peter B. Josephson, Steven Kautz, John Koritansky, Peter Augustine Lawler Berry College, Harvey C. Mansfield, Sean Mattie, Jonathan Marks, James McClellan, Peter C. Meyers, James A. Morone, Lucas E. Morel, Ronald J. Pestritto Hillsdale College, Lance Robinson, Michael J. Rosano, Richard S. Ruderman, Richard Samuelson, David Lewis Schaefer, Peter Schotten, Kimberly C. Shankman, Jeffrey Sikkenga, James R. Stoner, Natalie Taylor, Aristide Tessitore, William Thomas, Daryl McGowan Tress, David Tucker Naval Postgraduate School, Eduardo A. Velásquez, Karl-Friedrich Walling, Bradley C. S. Watson Philip M. McKenna Professor of Politics, Saint Vincent College, Melissa S. Williams, Jean M. Yarbrough, Michael Zuckert Edited by Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga
Publication date:
08 February 2019Length of book:
968 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
261x181mm7x10"
ISBN-13: 9781498558693
Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and citizens to understand more fully the meaning of America.
This new second edition of the book includes chapters on several additional historical figures, including Walt Whitman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Ronald Reagan, as well as a new chapter on Barack Obama, who was not prominent in public life when the first edition was published. Significant revisions and additions have also been made to many of the original chapters, most notably on Antonin Scalia, which now updates his full legacy, increasing the breadth and depth of the collection.
This new second edition of the book includes chapters on several additional historical figures, including Walt Whitman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Ronald Reagan, as well as a new chapter on Barack Obama, who was not prominent in public life when the first edition was published. Significant revisions and additions have also been made to many of the original chapters, most notably on Antonin Scalia, which now updates his full legacy, increasing the breadth and depth of the collection.
History of American Political Thought is a feast for the mind, a first-rate collection of essays by first-rate scholars. Reaching wide and deep, it brims with insights about the philosophers, poets, novelists, activists, jurists, and political leaders who contributed to the intellectual life of this nation. Rigorous yet readable, this book is bound to become a standard reference about the ideas that undergird American politics. It will be a valuable resource for students and scholars, indeed for anyone with a serious interest in serious political questions.