Böcker i History of American Thought & Culture-serien

An exploration of the relationship between US political and social thought and literary consciousness in the early post-war years in which the author analyzes the efforts by writers to reshape their ""old"" liberalism into a ""new"" sceptical liberalism that recognized the persistence of human evil.

Tracing the history of ethical extension over two thousand years, this book focuses on the American experience where natural rights ideology expanded to encompass the rights of nature. It deals primarily with intellectual history, but also considers groups that have put their ideas into action.

Examines the social history of two neighbouring rural communities, Lincoln and Pigeon, in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Building upon Merle Curti's work, ""The Making of an American Community"", Pederson aims to show how distinct local ethnic cultures ""between memory and reality"" were established.