The First New Nation: The United States in Historical States in Historical and Comparative Perspective

Table of contents

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• The First New Nation *
• The First New Nation - The United States in Historical and Comparative Perspective *
• Introduction - To the Norton Edition *
• Preface *
• Contents *
• Introduction *
• Part 1 - America as a New Nation *
• 1 - Establishing National Authority *
• 2 - Formulating a National Identity *
• Part II - Stability in the Midst of Change *
• 3 - A Changing American Character? *
• 4 - Religion and American Values *
• 5 - Trade Unions and the American Value System *
• Part III - Democracy in Comparative Perspective *
• 6 - Values and Democratic Stability *
• 7 - Value Differences, Absolute or Relative: The English-Speaking Democracies *

• The First New Nation *
• The First New Nation - The United States in Historical and Comparative Perspective *
• Introduction - To the Norton Edition *
• Preface *
• Contents *
• Introduction *
• Part 1 - America as a New Nation *
• 1 - Establishing National Authority *
• 2 - Formulating a National Identity *
• Part II - Stability in the Midst of Change *
• 3 - A Changing American Character? *
• 4 - Religion and American Values *
• 5 - Trade Unions and the American Value System *
• Part III - Democracy in Comparative Perspective *
• 6 - Values and Democratic Stability *
• 7 - Value Differences, Absolute or Relative: The English-Speaking Democracies *
• 8 - Values, Social Character, and the Democratic Polity *
• 9 - Party Systems and the Representation of Social Groups *
• 10 - Epilogue: Some Personal Views on Equality, Inequality, and Comparative Social Science *
• Name Index *
• Subject Index *