Transatlantic Persuasion - Liberal-Democratic Mind in the Age of Gladstone

About the author

Robert Kelley was professor of history at the University of California at Santa Barbara since 1955. He was the author of Gold versus Grain; and co-author with Leland D. Baldwin of The Stream of American History, and Survey of American History. He wrote extensively for periodical literature.

Summary

This pioneering work is the largely unmatched study of the single transatlantic community of thought shared by nineteenth century British and Canadian Liberals and American Democrats. The result of more than ten years of research, The Transatlantic Persuasion explores the roots of those ideas that comprise a coherent Liberal-Democratic worldview.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Kelley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9781138539143
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53914-3
• No. of pages: 484
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies