Sunday, January 1, 2012

the american political tradition chapter summaries

World Top Stories News - the american political tradition chapter summaries : Frustrated progressive and Marxist historian, Richard Hofstadter, wrote American Political Tradition as a corrective to the trend during his time of “hero-worship and national self-congratulation.”As a result of this Hofstadter admits that he was “somewhat disposed to downgrade the men [he] was writing about.”

Depending on the chapter this statement is either mildly exaggerated or a radical understatement. The result is a history of American politics that stresses political commonalities, often at the cost of historical figures respectability—bespotting the memory of the great men of American history in much the same way pigeons alter public monuments. Read More....

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