Publisher's Synopsis
This timely collection of classic readings is a lucid survey for American Political thought courses and will aptly supplement courses in American studies or history. The phenomenon of the conservatism of American Liberalism serves as the thematic framework for the readings. Readings are arranged within interesting themes such as The Power of Wealth, Conservative Laissez-faire Capitalism and From Ecology to Anarchism and Back. Features: * Stresses contemporary implications for the process of American political thinking. * Contains many contributions by women, African Americans and Native Americans. * Provides a balance of theoretical perspectives from different ideological and multicultural viewpoints. * Includes an introduction to each thematic set of readings as well as biographical sketches of each author.
