Liberty and Coercion

The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present

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Gary Gerstle

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American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" meddling in their lives; on the other hand, they have repeatedly enlisted governmental help to impose their views regarding marriage, abortion, religion, and schooling on their neighbors. These contradictory stances on the role of public power have

Author Biography:

Gary Gerstle is the Paul Mellon Professor of American History at the University of Cambridge. His many books include American Crucible and The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order (both Princeton). He lives in Cambridge, England, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Release date NZ

October 24th, 2017

Author

Gary Gerstle

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Edition

Revised edition

Illustrations

1 table.

Pages

472

ISBN-13

9780691178219

Product ID

26680558

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