Honor in America? - Tocqueville on American Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Also published under Laurie M. Bagby Klappentext This book analyzes Tocqueville's views on religion, family and gender roles, politics, relations with Native Americans, white southerners and slavery, and the military. It explores how these views can help form a uniquely American honor code, one that re-envisions aristocratic elements of honor within a modern democratic and capitalist society. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes Tocqueville’s views on religion, family and gender roles, politics, relations with Native Americans, white southerners and slavery, and the military. It explores how these views can help form a uniquely American honor code, one that re-envisions aristocratic elements of honor within a modern democratic and capitalist society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 American Enlightenment ReligionChapter 2 Tocqueville on HonorChapter 3 Democratic Honor: The American FamilyChapter 4 Aristocratic v. Democratic Honor: The MilitaryChapter 5 American Shame: Enlarging Democratic Honor

Product details

• Authors: Johnson, Laurie M. Johnson, Johnson Laurie M.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2016
• EAN: 9780739190470
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9047-0
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Honor and Obligation in Libera; Honor and Obligation in Liberal Society: Problems and Prospects; Honor and Obligation in Libera; Honor and Obligation in Liberal Society: Problems and Prospects
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics & citizenship, code;democracy;honor;Liberalism;Tocqueville;United States