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CONTENTS
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James E. BLOCK
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- 1 The American Narrative in Crisis 1
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I The English Origins of the American I Self and Society
- 2 The Early Puritan Insurgents and the Origins of Agency 39
- 3 The Protestant Revolutionaries and the Emerging Society of Agents 69
- 4 Thomas Hobbes and the Founding of the Liberal Politics of Agency 111
- 5 John Locke and the Mythic Society of Free Agents 152
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II The Ascendancy of Agency and the II First New Nation
- 6 The Great Awakening and the Emergent Culture of Agency 183
- 7 The Revolutionary Triumph of Agency 233
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III The Dilemma of Nationhood
- 8 The Liberal Idyll amidst Republican Realities 299
- 9 From Liberation to Reversal in a World without Bounds 332
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IV The Creation of an Agency Civilization
- 10 National Revival as the Crucible of Agency Character 369
- 11 From Sectarian Discord to Civil Religion 424
- 12 The Protestant Agent in Liberal Economics 459
- 13 John Dewey and the Modern Synthesis 493
- Conclusion: The Recovery of Agency 537
- Notes 553
- Index 635
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Preface ix
- 1 The American Narrative in Crisis 1
-
I The English Origins of the American I Self and Society
- 2 The Early Puritan Insurgents and the Origins of Agency 39
- 3 The Protestant Revolutionaries and the Emerging Society of Agents 69
- 4 Thomas Hobbes and the Founding of the Liberal Politics of Agency 111
- 5 John Locke and the Mythic Society of Free Agents 152
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II The Ascendancy of Agency and the II First New Nation
- 6 The Great Awakening and the Emergent Culture of Agency 183
- 7 The Revolutionary Triumph of Agency 233
-
III The Dilemma of Nationhood
- 8 The Liberal Idyll amidst Republican Realities 299
- 9 From Liberation to Reversal in a World without Bounds 332
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IV The Creation of an Agency Civilization
- 10 National Revival as the Crucible of Agency Character 369
- 11 From Sectarian Discord to Civil Religion 424
- 12 The Protestant Agent in Liberal Economics 459
- 13 John Dewey and the Modern Synthesis 493
- Conclusion: The Recovery of Agency 537
- Notes 553
- Index 635