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Foundations of American Political Thought: Readings and Commentary 2nd Edition
Author(s): Raymond Polin (Editor), Constance Polin
- Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Publication Date: 9 Mar. 2006
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 591 pages
- ISBN-10: 0820479306
- ISBN-13: 9780820479309
Book Description
Foundations of American Political Thought: Readings and Commentary 2nd ed. Edition explains American historical concepts and key political ideas from 1620 to 1910. In this primer for democracy, all verbatim passages and original documents point to their original intentions and ideological movements. Key terms and basic terminology are incisive and essential for a thorough understanding of democracy. This book represents the setting and trends that produced sound progress in American political growth.
Editorial Reviews
Review
«Many de facto and de jura governments in the international system are operated by various elites who, having seized the state apparatus, plunder resources; corrupt national legitimacy and viability; and facilitate individual/clique profiteering, group supremacy, ethnic and/or theocratic revenge, ruthless control, and exploitation of the population. Contrast this with the perhaps imperfect nation-building and institutional development brilliantly examined here.» (Jesse Goldstaub, Retired International Operations Advisor)
About the Author
The Editors: Raymond Polin has been Professor of Political Science and Theory at St. John’s University for three decades. He received his Ph.D. in History and Government from New York University, GSAS, New York. A contributor to numerous articles, reviews, and media, he is the author of Marxian Foundations of Communism, Modern Government and Constitutionalism, and Plato and Aristotle on Constitutionalism.
Constance Polin is a researcher and co-author of academic articles published in journals and general media.
Constance Polin is a researcher and co-author of academic articles published in journals and general media.
