The Ferment of Reform 1830 - 1860

Table des matières

One. The Idea of Reform 1
Yea Sayers 1
Nay Sayers and Skeptics 9
The Sectional Problem 21
Everyman a Reformer-And a Conservative? 28
Two. Some Varieties of Reform Experience 32
New Directions After 1830 32
Prayer and Persuasion 47
Coercion 58
Three. The Consequences of Reform 65
The Roots of Failure 65
Successes and Satisfactions 74
Looking Backward 89
Bibliographical Essay 92
Index 99

A propos de l'auteur

C. S. Griffin is the author of The Ferment of Reform 1830 - 1860, published by Wiley.

Résumé

EXCERPT: "So great was the ferment of reform in the pre-Civil War United States that to understand it, to grasp the motives of the reformers, the nature of their work, their successes and failures, is to understand much about the American nation as a whole. To be sure, there was more to antebellum history than reform.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: C. S. Griffin
• Collaboration: C. S. Griffin (Editeur)
• Edition: John Wiley & Sons
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.01.2013
• Pages: 104
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 209 mm x 7 mm
• Poids: 156 g
• Thème: The American History Series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire