The lost tradition of economic equality in America, 1600-1870 /Daniel R. Mandell.
Mandell, Daniel R., 1956-
The lost tradition of economic equality in America, 1600-1870 /Daniel R. Mandell. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
English origins -- Indians and Anglo-American egalitarianism -- Revolutionary ideologies and regulations -- Wealth and power in the early republic -- Raising republican children -- Clashes over America's political economy -- Separating property and polity -- Reviving the tradition -- Reconstruction and the rejection of economic equality.
"This book chronicles the decline of the American foundational idea that a relative equality of wealth for citizens is essential to a well-functioning republican government. The author explains how egalitarianism gave way over time to an acceptance of economic disparity and hierarchy as a social reality in American society. The book provides a historical perspective on the gap between rich and poor that characterizes the contemporary United States"--
9781421437125
2019022473
Equality--History.--United States
Social classes--History.--United States
Income distribution--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
HN90 / .L678 2020
The lost tradition of economic equality in America, 1600-1870 /Daniel R. Mandell. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
English origins -- Indians and Anglo-American egalitarianism -- Revolutionary ideologies and regulations -- Wealth and power in the early republic -- Raising republican children -- Clashes over America's political economy -- Separating property and polity -- Reviving the tradition -- Reconstruction and the rejection of economic equality.
"This book chronicles the decline of the American foundational idea that a relative equality of wealth for citizens is essential to a well-functioning republican government. The author explains how egalitarianism gave way over time to an acceptance of economic disparity and hierarchy as a social reality in American society. The book provides a historical perspective on the gap between rich and poor that characterizes the contemporary United States"--
9781421437125
2019022473
Equality--History.--United States
Social classes--History.--United States
Income distribution--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
HN90 / .L678 2020