Congress And The American Tradition

by James Burnham

Book Overview

Congress and the American Tradition is a non-fiction book written by James Burnham. The book focuses on the history and evolution of the United States Congress and its role in shaping American democracy. Burnham's analysis spans from the founding of the nation to the mid-20th century, examining the ways in which Congress has both upheld and challenged American traditions.The book is divided into three parts. The first section provides an overview...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116382237X
• ISBN13: 9781163822371
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Necessary Return to First Principles

Burnham's book is an outstanding historical overview of the nature of Congress as an institution. The strength of the work is in its thoughtful application of founding principles to the historical working and devolution of Congress up until the late 1950s. As such, the reader should not expect the book to deliver much in the way of specific therapeutic prescriptions for contemporary problems; it is far better utilized as a sobering reminder of basic requirements for an ordered republic, with current students of the American regime doing the applicative work to the issues of our own time.