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Cultus americanus : varieties of the liberal tradition in American political culture, 1600-1865

Applies a philosophical model of political culture as ideology, religion, and myth, to a re-consideration of America's liberal consensus to explain cultural diversity in America. This work depicts a political culture that is more complex and more cohesive. It is intended for scholars and students of American politics and history.
Print Book, English, ©2006
Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, ©2006
History
vii, 305 pages ; 24 cm
9780739111031, 9780739121801, 0739111035, 0739121804
63230587
Articulating the inarticulate premise of conformity
The conceptual matrix of political culture
Ideology in America
American gospel
America's mythic undercurrents
A complex consensus