In A Necessary Evil, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills shows that distrust of government is embedded deep in the American psyche. From the revolt of the colonies against king and parliament to present-day tax revolts, militia movements, and debates about term limits, Wills shows that American antigovernment sentiment is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of our history. By debunking some of our fondest myths about the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the taming of the frontier, Wills shows us how our tendency to hold our elected government in disdain is misguided.
In A Necessary Evil, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills shows that distrust of government is embedded deep in the American psyche. From the revolt of the colonies against king and parliament to present-day tax revolts, militia movements, and debates about term limits, Wills shows that American antigovernment sentiment is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of our history. By debunking some of our fondest myths about the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the taming of the frontier, Wills shows us how our tendency to hold our elected government in disdain is misguided.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Garry Wills is the author of 21 books, including the bestseller Lincoln at Gettysburg (winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award), John Wayne's America, Certain Trumpets, Under God, and Necessary Evil. A frequent contributor to many national publications, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Review of Books, he is also an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University and lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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Contents Key to Brief Citations Introduction I. Revolutionary Myths 1. Minutemen 2. Term Limits II. Constitutional Myths 3. Sovereign States 4. Checking Efficiency 5. Co-equal Branches 6. The Uses of Faction 7. Bill of Rights 8. No Standing Army III. Nullifiers 9. John Taylor of Caroline: Father of Nullification 10. Jefferson: Prophet of Nullification 11. Madison: Abettor of Nullification 12. Nullification North: Hartford Convention 13. Nullification South: John C. Calhoun 14. Academic Nullifiers IV. Seceders 15. Civil War V. Insurrectionists 16. From Daniel Shays to Timothy McVeigh 17. Academic Insurrectionists VI. Vigilantes 18. Groups: From Regulators to Clinic Bombings 19. Individuals: Frontier 20. Individuals: NRA VII. Withdrawers 21. Individuals: From Thoreau to Mencken 22. Groups: From Brook Farm to Hippie Communes VIII. Disobeyers 23. From Dr. King to SDS IX. A Necessary Good 24. The Uses of Government 25. The Uses of Fear Conclusion Notes Index
Contents Key to Brief Citations Introduction I. Revolutionary Myths 1. Minutemen 2. Term Limits II. Constitutional Myths 3. Sovereign States 4. Checking Efficiency 5. Co-equal Branches 6. The Uses of Faction 7. Bill of Rights 8. No Standing Army III. Nullifiers 9. John Taylor of Caroline: Father of Nullification 10. Jefferson: Prophet of Nullification 11. Madison: Abettor of Nullification 12. Nullification North: Hartford Convention 13. Nullification South: John C. Calhoun 14. Academic Nullifiers IV. Seceders 15. Civil War V. Insurrectionists 16. From Daniel Shays to Timothy McVeigh 17. Academic Insurrectionists VI. Vigilantes 18. Groups: From Regulators to Clinic Bombings 19. Individuals: Frontier 20. Individuals: NRA VII. Withdrawers 21. Individuals: From Thoreau to Mencken 22. Groups: From Brook Farm to Hippie Communes VIII. Disobeyers 23. From Dr. King to SDS IX. A Necessary Good 24. The Uses of Government 25. The Uses of Fear Conclusion Notes Index
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