Title:
The ideas that made America : a brief history
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Physical Description:
x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780190625368
Abstract:
"Spanning a variety of disciplines, from religion, philosophy, and political thought, to cultural criticism, social theory, and the arts, Ideas That Made America: A Brief History shows how ideas have been major forces in American history, driving movements such as transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, conservatism, and postmodernism"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
World of empires: precontact-1740 -- America and the transatlantic Enlightenment: 1741-1800 -- From republican to romantic: 1800-1850 -- Contests of intellectual authority: 1850-90 -- Modernist revolts: 1890-1920 -- Roots and rootlessness : 1920-45 -- The opening of the American mind: 1945-70 -- Against universalism: 1962-90s.
Language:
English
