The Dreams of a More Perfect Union: John Stuart Mill's Moral and Political Theory

by Rogan Kersh

Book Overview

In a brilliantly conceived and elegantly written book, Rogan Kersh investigates the idea of national union in the United States. For much of the period between the colonial era and the late nineteenth century, he shows, union was the principal rhetorical means by which Americans expressed shared ideals and a common identity without invoking strong nationalism or centralized governance. Through his exploration of how Americans once succeeded in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801438128
• ISBN13: 9780801438127
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher