Title Henry Adams : The historian as political theorist / James P. Young

Published Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2001 ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (XIII, [1], 314 pages) Series American Political Thought American political thought. Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Theory of American History -- Foundations of the Early Republic -- The Early Idealism of Henry Adams -- The United States in 1800 -- The Jeffersonian Foundation -- Adams on Jefferson's Character -- The First Inaugural Address -- Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Executive Power -- The Embargo and the Failure of Principle -- Out-Federalizing the Federalists? -- The Madisonian Continuation -- The United States in 1817 -- Toward a Philosophy of History -- Secession, Capitalism, and Corruption -- From Madison to the Civil War -- The Civil War -- The Postwar Revolution -- Democracy and Empire -- The Novel as Theory -- The Crisis of the Late Nineteenth Century -- The Philosophy of History -- Religion, History, and Politics -- Faith, Science, and Organized Religion -- The Ideal Female -- Medieval France and Modern America -- History, Science, and Politics: A Lifetime's Education -- Education as an Adams -- Education at Harvard College -- War, Diplomacy, and Education -- Darwinism and Education -- Twenty Years After (1892) -- Money, Markets, and Anti-Semitism -- The Problem of Technology -- Another Try at Political Education -- The End of Education -- Technology and the Virgin -- Toward a Dynamic Theory of History -- The Meaning of an Education -- History and Politics in the Education -- A Complex Mind in a Complex World Summary In this volume James P. Young seeks to revive interest in the thought of Henry Adams by extracting core ideas from his writings concerning both American political development and the course of world history and then showing their relevance to the contemporary longing for a democratic revival. In this revisionist study, Young denies that Adams was a reactionary critic of democracy and instead contends that he was an idealistic advocate of representative government. Young focuses on Adams's belief that capitalist industrial development during the Gilded Age had debased American ideals and then turns to a careful study of Adams's famous contrast of the unity of medieval society with the fragmentation of modern technological society. Though fully aware of Adams's concerns about technology, Young rejects the idea that Adams was bitterly opposed to twentieth century developments in that field. He shows that though a liberal democrat with inclinations toward reform, Adams is much too sophisticated to be captured by any simple label Analysis Political science & theory Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Description based on print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 -- Political and social views Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 Adams, Henry 1838-1918 Adams, Henry (1838-1918) -- myśl polityczna i społeczna. Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 -- Political and social views. Adams, Henry, (1838-1918) -- Contribution à la philosophie politique. Adams, Henry Historiker. Philosophy -- United States -- History Political science & theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Philosophy Political and social views Politics and government Politieke ideeën. Geschiedschrijving. United States -- History -- Philosophy. United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy United States Stany Zjednoczone -- polityka i rządy -- filozofia. Stany Zjednoczone -- historia -- filozofia. United States -- History -- Philosophy. United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy. États-Unis -- Histoire -- Philosophie. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author University Press of Kansas, publisher. Project Muse. distributor. LC no. 00012522 ISBN 9780700631353 0700631356

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