The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Arguing that we must take an unflinching look at the nature of democracy--and therefore, ourselves--historian Robert Tracy McKenzie explores the ideas of human nature in the history of American democratic thought, from the nation's Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville.
The success and survival of American democracy have never been guaranteed. Arguing that we must take an unflinching look at the nature of democracy--and therefore, ourselves--historian Robert Tracy McKenzie explores the ideas of human nature in the history of American democratic thought, from the nation's Founders through the Jacksonian Era and Alexis de Tocqueville.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Robert Tracy McKenzie (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning and professor of history at Wheaton College. His books include Lincolnites and Rebels, A Little Book for New Historians , and The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History.
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Prologue: "America Is Great Because . . ." Introduction: The Consent of the Governed Part One: Governing a Fallen People: The Founders, the Constitution, and Human Nature 1. Asking Different Questions 2. "We Must Take Human Nature as We Find It" Part Two: The Great Reversal: "The People's Candidate" Exalts the People's Virtue 3. "The People Thought Gen. Jackson Worthy" 4. "A Triumph of the Virtue of the People" Part Three: "Servitude or Liberty": Jacksonian Democracy in Action 5. "By Permission of the Great Spirit Above, and the Voice of the People" 6. "The People Are Incapable of Protecting Themselves" Part Four: "I Cannot Regard You as a Virtuous People": A Conversation with Alexis de Tocqueville 7. Puncturing Faith in Democracy 8. Nurturing Hope for Democracy Part Five: Remembering, Reminding, Responding: Lessons for Today 9. We the Fallen People: Renewing Our Thinking 10. We the Fallen People: Transforming Our Behavior Epilogue: "If America Is Good . . ." Acknowledgments Figure Credits Index
Prologue: "America Is Great Because . . ." Introduction: The Consent of the Governed Part One: Governing a Fallen People: The Founders, the Constitution, and Human Nature 1. Asking Different Questions 2. "We Must Take Human Nature as We Find It" Part Two: The Great Reversal: "The People's Candidate" Exalts the People's Virtue 3. "The People Thought Gen. Jackson Worthy" 4. "A Triumph of the Virtue of the People" Part Three: "Servitude or Liberty": Jacksonian Democracy in Action 5. "By Permission of the Great Spirit Above, and the Voice of the People" 6. "The People Are Incapable of Protecting Themselves" Part Four: "I Cannot Regard You as a Virtuous People": A Conversation with Alexis de Tocqueville 7. Puncturing Faith in Democracy 8. Nurturing Hope for Democracy Part Five: Remembering, Reminding, Responding: Lessons for Today 9. We the Fallen People: Renewing Our Thinking 10. We the Fallen People: Transforming Our Behavior Epilogue: "If America Is Good . . ." Acknowledgments Figure Credits Index
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