Machine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgmentsPrefacePart One: The BackgroundChapter One -- Introduction to IndividualismChapter Two -- Foundational IndividualismChapter Three -- The Individual in Colonial AmericaPart Two: The IdealsChapter Four -- Political Individualism: Individualism during the Founding EraChapter Five -- Economic Individualism: Individualism and the Industrial RevolutionChapter Six -- Social Individualism: Individualism as a ParadoxPart Three: The ImplicationsChapter Seven -- Individualism TodayChapter Eight -- Reconstructing IndividualismBibliographyIndex
Summary
Of the many ideas that inspired and shaped the American Founding Fathers' thought, individualism and a commitment to individual rights were primary among them. The American emphasis on the individual in politics and society and the protection he receives in the US Constitution established the United States as an ideological trailblazer in this regard. However the individualism that inspired the Founders, has transformed over time to reflect the changing economic and social landscape in the United States. Individualism in the United States provides a comprehensive introduction to the idea o
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index
