Reconsidering American Political Thought: A New Identity

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction Reconsidering American Political Thought Notes Chapter One. Colonial Legacies: 1619–1763 Introduction Indigenous History and the Myth of a New Eden The Seeds of Colonial Thought The African Presence in the English Colonies American Political Thought to the French and Indian War Conclusion Notes References Chapter Two. Revolution and Order: 1763–1800 Introduction Riding to Philadelphia Articles of Confederation The Political Thought of the American Constitution Washington, Adams, and the Forging of National Identity Thomas Jefferson as President Conclusion Notes References Chapter Three. Jefferson’s “Empire of Liberty”: 1800–1850 Introduction Revolution Betrayed? The Election of 1800 and Beyond Black Rebellion and Nation-Keeping Suffrage and Citizenship Settlement Nation Conclusion Notes References Chapter Four. Fracture and Reunion: 1850–1877 Introduction Compromise, Sovereignty, and the Politics of Race Violence and the Limits of Liberal Politics: John Brown to the Wilderness “From the Earth,” and “All Nations”: Lincoln as Mystic Conclusion: Reconstruction and the Capitulation of Compromise Notes References Chapter Five. Political Thought and the New American State: 1877–1932 Introduction Reconstruction’s End and the Lessons of Plessy Immigration and the American State Late State Development and Women’s Rights Empire and Democracy: 1850–1920 The Progressive State Arrives Conclusion Notes References Chapter Six. Redefining Rights: 1932–1980 Introduction Race, Gender, and the Clash of Values Truman, Eisenhower, and the New Resistance American Conservative Thought at Mid-Century Black Political Thought and the Stakes of Political Change Racial Fear, Reaction, and the New Federalism Conclusion Notes References Chapter Seven. Neoconservatism and Superpower: 1980–2018 Introduction Superpower and “The End of History?” Barack Obama, Progressivism, and the Symbolism of a New Age Barack Obama’s Presidency: Neoconservative and Neoliberal Pathways White Nationalism, Populism, and the Rise of Trumpism in American Politics Conclusion: Surf against the Sides, Boats against the Current Notes References Index