Moral Problems in American Life

Name: Moral Problems in American Life
Brand: Cornell University Press
SKU: 9780801483509
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New Perspectives on Cultural History

Szerző: Karen Halttunen, Lewis Perry

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Kötés: Puha kötésű

Kiadó: Cornell University Press

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American history is filled with moments of grave moral doubt and institutional crisis, with conflict...

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Szerző

Karen Halttunen, Lewis Perry

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

1998

oldal

368

EAN

9780801483509

ISBN

0801483506

Enbook ID

04707700

Kiadó

Cornell University Press

Súly

539

Méretek

156 x 235 x 19

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American history is filled with moments of grave moral doubt and institutional crisis, with conflicts over fundamental values, with ethical dilemmas and paradoxes. This volume surveys the moral landscape of the American past from slavery to the Vietnam War. Bringing together fourteen of the most original historians practicing today, the book illuminates a critical dimension of American history, even as it shows how historical study contributes to present-day debates about values and the moral life.These essays examine a wide range of questions that have engaged past generations of Americans and persist into the present -- questions about the composition of a moral community and the case for civil disobedience, about the appropriate responses to injustices and inequalities, and about the ethical implications of artistic expression, school curricula, sexual behaviors, and popular media. Focusing on the impact of moral problems on everyday experience, the authors consider these questions in light of reform movements and religious practices; changing social institutions such as marriage, public schools, labor unions, and penitentiaries; and enduring moral forces from the Bible to the U.S. Constitution. Together their essays give historical context to a wide variety of American practices and beliefs and, in doing so, provide a new framework for understanding cultural life.

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