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Americans in Dissent - Thirteen Influential Social Critics of the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
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Americans in Dissent - Thirteen Influential Social Critics of the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
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Americans in Dissent is designed as a collection of biographical
essays written for general readers and undergraduates that focuses
on the topic of American dissent during the period from 1830 to
1890. Centered on influential nineteenth-century social critics,
this volume shifts the focus of American reform away from
"romantic" attempts at reforming the individual to more pragmatic
efforts aimed at confronting social, economic, and political
problems. Coexisting with what seemed to be a preponderance of
romantic idealism during much of the period was an undercurrent of
genuine realism. Instead of looking through the prism of a
pre-modern society, many of these dissenters focused on how society
was becoming increasingly acquisitive and entrepreneurial. They
were among the first to question laissez-faire individualism and
unrestrained industrial capitalism and anticipated the critiques of
later Progressive Era reformers. Representing a wide range of
interests, each of the selections features a fascinating and
provocative man or woman who offered a fundamental critique of
American society and made a significant contribution to the
development of the reform ethos that characterized the period.
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