Edward C. Rafferty

Apostle of Human Progress

Lester Frank Ward and American Political Thought, 1841-1913

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Apostle of Human Progress, Edward C. Rafferty presents the first full scale intellectual portrait of Ward. Rafferty shows how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to twentieth century American liberalism. Classic and comprehensive, this work is ideal for everyone interested in the history of American ideas and thinkers.

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Produktdetails

• American Intellectual Culture
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 609g
• ISBN-13: 9780742522176
• ISBN-10: 0742522172
• Artikelnr.: 31201235

Autorenporträt

Edward C. Rafferty is assistant professor of social science at Boston University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction: A Life Apart From Circumstantial Things Chapter 3 Self
Made Men, 1841
1862 Chapter 4 An Equal Chance in the Race of Life, 1861
1870 Chapter 5 The Land of Birds and Flowers, 1870
1879 Chapter 6 Restless Skepticism, 1880
1883 Chapter 7 A True National Philosophy, 1883
1887 Chapter 8 The Great Social Problem, 1886
1893 Chapter 9 Spencer
Smashing at Washington, 1894
1900 Chapter 10 Gulliver Among the Lilliputians, 1900
1913 Chapter 11 Conclusion: Glimpses of the Cosmos