Böcker av Daniel Elazar

This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement.

At the very beginning of the history of the covenant idea, human beings were conceived as entering into a morally grounded and informal pact with God

The essence of the covenant tradition is the idea of human beings freely associating for common purposes through pacts of mutual commitment

The period from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s signaled the end of the prosperity of the postwar years enjoyed by the cities of the prairie-those cities located immediately within or adjacent to the Mississippi River drainage system, or what is usually called the American Heartland

This work examines various mid-sized cities such as Duluth, Minnesota and Springfield, Illinois and assesses how they adapted to change during the period after World War II through to the Nixon years. The role of federal and state governments as instruments of change is also investigated.

American civilization has been shaped by four decisive forces - the frontier, migration, sectionalism, and federalism. This work explores Daniel Elazar's concerns in discovering the interrelationship between the cities of the frontier and American politics.

At the very beginning of the history of the covenant idea, human beings were conceived as entering into a morally grounded and informal pact with God