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The Social Contract in America: From the Revolution to the Present Age (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
Mark Hulliung
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Description for The Social Contract in America: From the Revolution to the Present Age (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
Hardcover. Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. This book examines the role of the social contract across the entire sweep of American history, well beyond the Revolution and Founding periods. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. And, as Mark Hulliung reminds us, we have frequently fought our greatest political battles by wielding one or another version of social contract theory. Hulliung's book is the first to examine the role of the social contract across the entire sweep of American history, well beyond the Revolution and Founding periods. While he pays close attention to the contested versions of the social contract from 1765 to 1861, he also ... Read more
Because most Americans believe that government requires the consent of the governed, the idea of the social contract may come as close to a public philosophy as we've ever had. And, as Mark Hulliung reminds us, we have frequently fought our greatest political battles by wielding one or another version of social contract theory. Hulliung's book is the first to examine the role of the social contract across the entire sweep of American history, well beyond the Revolution and Founding periods. While he pays close attention to the contested versions of the social contract from 1765 to 1861, he also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
American Political Thought
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615407
SKU
V9780700615407
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About Mark Hulliung
Mark Hulliung is Richard Koret Professor of the History of Ideas at Brandeis University and author of five other books, including most recently Citizens and Citoyens: Republicans and Liberals in America and France.
Reviews for The Social Contract in America: From the Revolution to the Present Age (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
This extraordinary new book is the finest contribution to the study of social contract theory in the United States since Louis Hartz's celebrated The Liberal Tradition in America. Patrick Riley, author of Will and Political Legitimacy: The Foundations of Social Contract Theory from Hobbes to Hegel ""Provocative, thoughtful, and comprehensive."" John Patrick Diggins, author of Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and ... Read more