The American Commonwealth (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Bryce
- First Published: 1888
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Nineteenth century, Government, Presidents, Congresses or conventions, Constitutions
Critical Evaluation:
James Bryce served in several capacities that qualified and trained him to write on American political and social institutions. A professor of history at Oxford and a member of Parliament, he also served in numerous political posts and was ambassador to the United States from 1907 to 1913. His monumental work The American Commonwealth grew out of five visits to the United States and extensive reading about the country.
The book is a shrewd analytical study of the American scene designed for a European audience and obviously written by a man who was...
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