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Book SynopsisHe warns against the emerging extremes of liberal ideology in contemporary American politics, where the right's definition of capitalism excludes interference from democratic publics and the left's definition of democracy excludes a market-based economy.
Trade ReviewBy the time I got to the last chapter, I already liked the book... very worthwhile for scholars... will be interesting and informative for many readers. -- Randall G. Holcombe Public Choice 2007 Overall this is an excellent book that offers authoritative and new insights into the history of American thought. -- Rachel Turner Political Studies Review 2009
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
1. Origins, 1690–1776
2. The Founding, 1776–1819
3. Democracy and Capitalism, 1819–1862
4. Industrialism and Its Discontents I, 1862–1898
5. Industrialism and Its Discontents II, 1898–1932
6. New Paradigms, 1932–1974
7. Dissent, 1932–1974
8. Democracy and Capitalism, 1974–2001
9. Present and Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index
