The First New Nation: The United States in Historical and Comparative Perspective

by Seymour Martin Lipset

Book Overview

The United States was the first major colony successfully to revolt against colonial rule. In this sense, it was the first ?new nation.? Two broad themes occupy Seymour Martin Lipset's attention here: the social conditions that make a stable democracy possible, and the extent to which the American experience was representative or exceptional. Mr. Lipset compares early America with today's emerging nations to discover problems common to them as new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393009114
• ISBN13: 9780393009118
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 8.0"