100 key documents in American democracy
Title (alternative):
{hundred}
Object category:
Druckschrift
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Publisher:
Greenwood Press
Place of publication:
Westport, Conn. [u.a.
Date:
1994
Extent, illustration, format:
XIX, 502 S Ill 24 cm
Language:
Englisch
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Abstract:
This documentary collection traces the development and meaning of democracy in America from colonial times to the present. It includes classic writings and speeches such as Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention," Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream." Also a part of this collection are lesser-known gems such as Sojourner Truth's "When Woman Gets Her Rights Men Will Be Right," Henry Steele Commager's "Who Is
Loyal to America?," and Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic Party national convention. Written or spoken by presidents and ex-slaves, political theorists and poets, labor leaders and songwriters, Supreme Court justices and suffragettes, liberals and conservatives, these documents reflect the diversity and breadth on which the nation was founded. Each document is organized with a fact summary, up-to-date commentary based on
recent scholarship, and a list of suggested readings. Forty-seven illustrations complement the text
Loyal to America?," and Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony before the Credentials Committee of the Democratic Party national convention. Written or spoken by presidents and ex-slaves, political theorists and poets, labor leaders and songwriters, Supreme Court justices and suffragettes, liberals and conservatives, these documents reflect the diversity and breadth on which the nation was founded. Each document is organized with a fact summary, up-to-date commentary based on
recent scholarship, and a list of suggested readings. Forty-seven illustrations complement the text
Object text:
ed. by Peter B. Levy. Foreword by William E. Leuchtenburg
Includes index
Includes index
Contents:
Colonial America -- The early republic -- Ante-bellum reform -- The Civil War and Reconstruction -- Westward and industrial expansion -- The Progressive Era -- Modernizing America -- World War II and the Cold War -- Recent America.
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Universität Erfurt
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Schloss Friedenstein
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
+49 361 737-5540
bibliothek.gotha(at)uni-erfurt.de
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Schloss Friedenstein
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
+49 361 737-5540
bibliothek.gotha(at)uni-erfurt.de
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1970-01-01
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2017-01-05
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2023-04-13
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