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9780674021587

Nature and History in American Political Development : A Debate

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  • ISBN13:

    9780674021587

  • ISBN10:

    0674021584

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-03-31
  • Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

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In this inaugural volume of the Alexis de Tocqueville Lectures, political scientist James Ceaser traces the way certain ideas, including nature, history, and religion-which he calls foundational ideas-have been understood and used by statesmen and public intellectuals over the course of American history, from the Puritans to the current day. Ceaser treats these ideas not as pure concepts of philosophy or theology, but rather as elements of political discourse that provide the ground or ultimate appeal for other political ideas, such as liberty or equality. At times, they have critically influenced the course of American political development, offering various opportunities and constraints for political leaders. Ceaser traces the histories of these ideas and their relation to other ideas, to practices, and to the fortunes of successive partisan regimes. Three critical commentators-historian Jack Rakove and political theorists Nancy Rosenblum and Rogers Smith-challenge Ceaserrs"s arguments in several ways. They suggest that other ideas may be considered foundational, and they prod him to clarify further how foundational ideas work politically. Ceaser responds with vigor, and the result is a spirited debate about large and enduring questions in American politics.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Theda R. Skocpol
vii
1. FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT 1(90)
James W. Ceaser
2. CAN WE KNOW A FOUNDATIONAL IDEA WHEN WE SEE ONE? 91(22)
Jack N. Rakove
3. REPLACING FOUNDATIONS WITH STAGING: "SECOND-STORY" CONCEPTS AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT 113(28)
Nancy L. Rosenblum
4. WHAT IF GOD WAS ONE OF US? THE CHALLENGES OF STUDYING FOUNDATIONAL POLITICAL CONCEPTS 141(28)
Rogers M. Smith
5. FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS RECONSIDERED 169(30)
James W. Ceaser
Notes 199(23)
About the Authors 222(1)
Index 223

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