Garry Wills

A Necessary Evil

A History of American Distrust of Government

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Produktbeschreibung

In A Necessary Evil, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills shows that distrust of government is embedded deep in the American psyche. From the revolt of the colonies against king and parliament to present-day tax revolts, militia movements, and debates about term limits, Wills shows that American antigovernment sentiment is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of our history. By debunking some of our fondest myths about the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, and the taming of the frontier, Wills shows us how our tendency to hold our elected government in disdain is misguided.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 521g
• ISBN-13: 9780684870267
• ISBN-10: 0684870266
• Artikelnr.: 21702836

Autorenporträt

Garry Wills

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Key to Brief Citations
Introduction
I. Revolutionary Myths
1. Minutemen
2. Term Limits
II. Constitutional Myths
3. Sovereign States
4. Checking Efficiency
5. Co-equal Branches
6. The Uses of Faction
7. Bill of Rights
8. No Standing Army
III. Nullifiers
9. John Taylor of Caroline: Father of Nullification
10. Jefferson: Prophet of Nullification
11. Madison: Abettor of Nullification
12. Nullification North: Hartford Convention
13. Nullification South: John C. Calhoun
14. Academic Nullifiers
IV. Seceders
15. Civil War
V. Insurrectionists
16. From Daniel Shays to Timothy McVeigh
17. Academic Insurrectionists
VI. Vigilantes
18. Groups: From Regulators to Clinic Bombings
19. Individuals: Frontier
20. Individuals: NRA
VII. Withdrawers
21. Individuals: From Thoreau to Mencken
22. Groups: From Brook Farm to Hippie Communes
VIII. Disobeyers
23. From Dr. King to SDS
IX. A Necessary Good
24. The Uses of Government
25. The Uses of Fear
Conclusion
Notes
Index