The American Civil War in the shaping of British democracy /
Brent E. Kinser explores the presence of the American Civil War in the writings of British intellectuals such as Thomas Carlyle, Anthony Trollope, Walter Bagehot, and John Stuart Mill, all of whom engaged in the debates surrounding democracy's viability as a foundation for modern governance. Ki...
Основен автор: | Kinser, Brent E. |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2011.
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American Civil War in the shaping of British democracy. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Trial of the Century; 1 Thomas Carlyle: The Accidental Democrat; 2 Anthony Trollope: Strange Paradoxes; 3 Walter Bagehot: The Case Against America; 4 John Stuart Mill: Calculations and Feelings; Conclusion: "Fare-Well" Democracy; Bibliography; Index.