American Political Cultures (Paperback, Reissue)

This work challenges the thesis first formulated by de Tocqueville and later systematically developed by Louis Hartz, that American political culture is characterized by a consensus on liberal capitalist values. Ranging over three hundred years of history and drawing upon the seminal work anthropologist Mary Douglas, Richard Ellis demonstrates that American history is best understood as a contest between five rival political cultures: egalitarian community, competitive individualism, hierarchical collectivism, atomized fatalism, and autonomous hermitude.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	September 1996
Authors:	Richard J. Ellis (Associate Professor of Political Science)
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511138-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-19-511138-9
Barcode:	9780195111385

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