The United States was the first major colony to revolt
successfully against colonial rule. In this sense, it was the first
"new nation." To see how, in the course of American history, its
values took shape in institutions may help us to understand some of
the problems faced by the new nations emerging today on the world
scene. In The First New Nation, two broad themes occupy Seymour
Martin Lipset's attention: the social conditions that make a stable
democracy possible, and the extent to which the American experience
was representative or exceptional.
The volume is divided into three parts, each of which deals with
the role of values in a nation's evolution, but each approaches
this role from a different perspective. Part 1, "America as a New
Nation," compares early America with today's emerging nations to
discover problems common to them as new nations, and analyzes some
of the consequences of a revolutionary birth for the creation of a
national character and style. Part 2, "Stability in the Midst of
Change," traces how values derived from America's revolutionary
origins have continued to influence the form and substance of
American institutions.
Lipset concentrates on American history in later periods,
selecting for discussion as critical cases religious institutions
and trade unions. Part 3, "Democracy in Comparative Perspective,"
attempts to show by comparative analysis some ways through which a
nation's values determine its political evolution. It compares
political development in several modern industrialized democracies,
including the United States, touching upon value patterns, value
differences, party systems, and the bases of social cleavage.
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