The Idea of Progress in America, 1815-1860 / / Arthur Alphonse Ekirch.
Portrays the American faith in progress from 1815-1860 and analyzes the idea of progress in terms of the interests and groups which it served.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1944] ©1944 |
| Year of Publication: | 1944 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- I. The Heritage of the Idea
- II. The Promise of the American Political Experiment
- III. The Resources for Material Expansion
- IV. The Advancing Faith in Science
- V. Programs for a New Society
- VI. The Defence of Social Stability
- VII. Education: The Universal Utopia
- VIII. The Qualified Affirmation of the South
- IX. The Systematic Exploration of the Idea
- Bibliography
- Index