The Liberal Tradition In America / Edition 2

by Louis Hartz

Overview

Hartz’s influential interpretation of american political thought since the Revolution. He contends that americanca gave rise to a new concept of a liberal society, a “liberal tradition” that has been central to our experience of events both at home and abroad. New Introduction by Tom Wicker; Index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156512695
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/29/1991
Series:	Harvest Bks.
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	584,233
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

LOUIS HARTZ (1919–1986) was a graduate of Harvard University who went on to become a political scientist and advocate of American exceptionalism. He is also the author of The Liberal Tradition in America.