Self-Rule (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert H. Wiebe
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1820 to the 1990’s
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Culture, Politics, Individuality, Equality, Democracy
Robert H. Wiebe’s Self-Rule: A Cultural History of American Democracy is an intensely ambitious work. In it, Wiebe tackles one of the most enduring questions in American history—the nature of American democracy. Wiebe is admirably fitted for the task; he is a master historian. Earlier books such as The Opening of American Society: From the Adoption of the Constitution to the Eve of Disunion (1984) and the classic The Search for Order, 1877-1920 (1967) established Wiebe’s ability to ana- lyze and synthesize materials on a grand scale. He brings his matured...
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