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The American Experiment and the Idea of Democracy in British Culture, 1776-1914 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The American Experiment and the Idea of Democracy in British Culture, 1776-1914 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Ashgate Series in Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Studies
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In nineteenth-century Britain, the effects of democracy in America
were seen to spread from Congress all the way down to the personal
habits of its citizens. Bringing together political theorists,
historians, and literary scholars, this volume explores the idea of
American democracy in nineteenth-century Britain. The essays span
the period from Independence to the First World War and trace an
intellectual history of Anglo-American relations during that
period. Leading scholars trace the hopes and fears inspired by the
American model of democracy in the works of commentators, including
Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Alexis de Tocqueville, Charles
Dickens, John Stuart Mill, Richard Cobden, Charles Dilke, Matthew
Arnold, Henry James and W. T. Stead. By examining the context of
debates about American democracy and notions of 'culture',
citizenship, and race, the collection sheds fresh light on
well-documented moments of British political history, such as the
Reform Acts, the Abolition of Slavery Act, and the Anti-Corn Law
agitation. The volume also explores the ways in which British
Liberalism was shaped by the American example and draws attention
to the importance of print culture in furthering radical political
dialogue between the two nations. As the comprehensive introduction
makes clear, this collection makes an important contribution to
transatlantic studies and our growing sense of a nineteenth-century
modernity shaped by an Atlantic exchange. It is an essential
reference point for all interested in the history of the idea of
democracy, its political evolution, and its perceived cultural
consequences.
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