| The Promise of American Life: Large Print Contributor(s): Croly, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1676561714 ISBN-13: 9781676561712 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.74 lbs) 340 pages |
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| Publisher Description: For Croly, the individualistic, libertarian America of the agrarian 18th and 19th centuries was gone, swept away by the forces of the industrial revolution, urbanization, centralization and modernity. He advocated a new political consensus that included as its core nationalism, but with a sense of social responsibility and care for the less fortunate. Since the power of big business, trusts, interest groups and economic specialization had transformed the nation in the latter part of the 19th century, only the embracing of a counterbalance to this power would serve the society of the future. Croly pressed for the centralization of power in the Federal Government to ensure democracy, a "New Nationalism."In Croly's view, "the traditional American confidence in individual freedom has resulted in a morally and socially undesirable distribution of wealth." He argued for a national government that was more rather than less powerful than it had been, as a bulwark against what he regarded as overbearing self-interest, greed, corruption, and unchecked power. At the same time, Croly valued the individual motivated by civic virtue and "constructive individualism" and urged all to pursue this objective. |