Liberalism and Republicanism in the Historical Imagination

Know about the book -

Liberalism and Republicanism in the Historical Imagination is written by Joyce Appleby and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674530136 (ISBN 10) and 9780674530133 (ISBN 13).

The author claims that liberal assumptions color everything American, from ideas about human nature to fears about big government. Not the dreaded "L" word of the 1988 presidential campaign; liberalism in its historical context emerged from the modern faith in free inquiry, natural rights, economic liberty, and democratic government. The author contrasts this view with classical republicanism--ornate, aristocratic, prescriptive, and concerned with the common good. The two concepts, as the author shows, posed choices in their day and in ours, specifically in addressing the complex relations between individual and community, personal liberty and the common good, aspiration and practical wisdom.