The Fictional Republic
Horatio Alger and American Political Discourse
Seiten
1994
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-507923-4 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-507923-4 (ISBN)
A reassessment of the Alger formula in historical context, especially the chords that these tales of hard work and virtue's rewards struck during the significant economic transformation of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and an examination of the unusual persistence of the Alger myths in American culture.
Investigating the persistence and place of the formulas of Horatio Alger in American politics, The Fictional Republic reassesses the Alger story in its Gilded Age context. Carol Nackenoff argues that Alger was a keen observer of the dislocations and economic pitfalls of the rapidly industrializing nation, and devised a set of symbols that addressed anxieties about power and identity. As classes were increasingly divided by wealth, life chances, residence space, and culture, Alger maintained that Americans could still belong to one estate. The story of the youth who faces threats to his virtue, power, independence, and identity stands as an allegory of the American Republic. Nackenoff examines how the Alger formula continued to shape political discourse in Reagan's America and beyond.
Investigating the persistence and place of the formulas of Horatio Alger in American politics, The Fictional Republic reassesses the Alger story in its Gilded Age context. Carol Nackenoff argues that Alger was a keen observer of the dislocations and economic pitfalls of the rapidly industrializing nation, and devised a set of symbols that addressed anxieties about power and identity. As classes were increasingly divided by wealth, life chances, residence space, and culture, Alger maintained that Americans could still belong to one estate. The story of the youth who faces threats to his virtue, power, independence, and identity stands as an allegory of the American Republic. Nackenoff examines how the Alger formula continued to shape political discourse in Reagan's America and beyond.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.1994 |
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Zusatzinfo | halftones |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 163 x 243 mm |
Gewicht | 679 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
Wirtschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-507923-X / 019507923X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-507923-4 / 9780195079234 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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