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The politicians & the egalitarians : the hidden history of American politics, Sean Wilentz
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- Summary
- 'There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history.' So begins The Politicians & the Egalitarians, by Princeton historian Sean Wilentz. First, America is built on an egalitarian tradition. At the nation's founding, Americans believed that extremes of wealth and want would destroy their revolutionary experiment in republican government. Ever since, that idea has shaped national political conflict and scored major egalitarian victories -- from the Civil War and Progressive eras to the New Deal and the Great Society -- along the way. Second, partisanship is a permanent fixture in America, and America is the better for it. Every major egalitarian victory in United States history has resulted neither from abandonment of partisan politics nor from social movement protests, but from a convergence of protest and politics, and then sharp struggles led by principled and effective party politicians. There is little to be gained from the dream of a post-partisan world. With these two arguments, Sean Wilentz offers a portrait of American history told through politicians and egalitarians including Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, and W.E.B. Du Bois -- a portrait that runs counter to current political and historical thinking
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Contents
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- The postpartisan style in American politics
- America's forgotten egalitarian tradition
- Thomas Paine: The origins of American egalitarianism
- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Thomas Jefferson
- John Quincy Adams: Slavery's arch-enemy
- John Brown: The temptation of terror
- Abraham Lincoln: Egalitarian politician
- Democracy at Gettysburg, 1863
- The steel town and the Gilded Age
- W.E.B. Du Bois: A heroic education
- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and folly
- The liberals and the leftists
- The Cold War and the perils of junk history
- Lyndon B. Johnson: The triumph of politics
- Isbn
- 9780393285024
- Label
- The politicians & the egalitarians : the hidden history of American politics
- Title
- The politicians & the egalitarians
- Title remainder
- the hidden history of American politics
- Statement of responsibility
- Sean Wilentz
- Title variation
- Politicians and the egalitarians
- Subject
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- Partisanship -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Partisanship -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Social movements -- United States -- History
- Social movements -- United States -- History
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Equality -- United States -- History
- Equality -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history.' So begins The Politicians & the Egalitarians, by Princeton historian Sean Wilentz. First, America is built on an egalitarian tradition. At the nation's founding, Americans believed that extremes of wealth and want would destroy their revolutionary experiment in republican government. Ever since, that idea has shaped national political conflict and scored major egalitarian victories -- from the Civil War and Progressive eras to the New Deal and the Great Society -- along the way. Second, partisanship is a permanent fixture in America, and America is the better for it. Every major egalitarian victory in United States history has resulted neither from abandonment of partisan politics nor from social movement protests, but from a convergence of protest and politics, and then sharp struggles led by principled and effective party politicians. There is little to be gained from the dream of a post-partisan world. With these two arguments, Sean Wilentz offers a portrait of American history told through politicians and egalitarians including Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, and W.E.B. Du Bois -- a portrait that runs counter to current political and historical thinking
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilentz, Sean,
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Equality
- Partisanship
- Political culture
- Politicians
- Political activists
- Social reformers
- Political parties
- Social movements
- United States
- Label
- The politicians & the egalitarians : the hidden history of American politics, Sean Wilentz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- The postpartisan style in American politics -- America's forgotten egalitarian tradition -- Thomas Paine: The origins of American egalitarianism -- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Thomas Jefferson -- John Quincy Adams: Slavery's arch-enemy -- John Brown: The temptation of terror -- Abraham Lincoln: Egalitarian politician -- Democracy at Gettysburg, 1863 -- The steel town and the Gilded Age -- W.E.B. Du Bois: A heroic education -- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and folly -- The liberals and the leftists -- The Cold War and the perils of junk history -- Lyndon B. Johnson: The triumph of politics
- Control code
- 921868900
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393285024
- Lccn
- 2016009662
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)921868900
- Label
- The politicians & the egalitarians : the hidden history of American politics, Sean Wilentz
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The postpartisan style in American politics -- America's forgotten egalitarian tradition -- Thomas Paine: The origins of American egalitarianism -- Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Thomas Jefferson -- John Quincy Adams: Slavery's arch-enemy -- John Brown: The temptation of terror -- Abraham Lincoln: Egalitarian politician -- Democracy at Gettysburg, 1863 -- The steel town and the Gilded Age -- W.E.B. Du Bois: A heroic education -- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and folly -- The liberals and the leftists -- The Cold War and the perils of junk history -- Lyndon B. Johnson: The triumph of politics
- Control code
- 921868900
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 364 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393285024
- Lccn
- 2016009662
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)921868900
Subject
- Partisanship -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Partisanship -- Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Political parties -- United States -- History
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Social movements -- United States -- History
- Social movements -- United States -- History
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- Social reformers -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government
- Politicians -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Equality -- United States -- History
- Equality -- United States -- History
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