Winning America's second Civil War : progressivism's authoritarian threat, where it came from, and how to defeat it
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Published
New York : Encounter Books, [2024].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 261 pages : 24 cm.
Status
Marina Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
378.73 P
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378.73 P
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LC Subjects
Civil rights.
Education, Higher -- United States -- German influences.
Educational change -- United States.
National socialism and education -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Oligarchy -- United States.
Social media -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Taxation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2021-
United States. Supreme Court. -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
Education, Higher -- United States -- German influences.
Educational change -- United States.
National socialism and education -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Oligarchy -- United States.
Social media -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Taxation -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2021-
United States. Supreme Court. -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
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Published
New York : Encounter Books, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
2402
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The founding principles of the American Revolution-that all individuals have unalienable natural rights to life, liberty, and the fruits of their labor, and that governments should exist only to protect these rights-were a singularity in human history. The nation's failure to secure the slaves' equal rights to self-ownership led to a civil war and the constitutional recognition of this vital principle. And yet, scarcely four decades later, social science faculties at the country's top colleges and universities repudiated the country's founding principles. The cause of this startling change was the education that hundreds of American college students and graduates received in German universities in the late 19th century. Germany's professoriate was dominated by state socialists who taught that individuals had no natural rights, only privileges granted to them by the government. American students absorbed these beliefs and after their return, established this country's first graduate-level programs, seeding the first generation of PhDs. Inventing the name "progressives" for themselves, their goal was to recast America's governmental and economic institutions in the image of Germany's authoritarian government and oligarchical society. Higher education was transformed with disastrous results for the humanities and social sciences. Generation after generation of students, including those who went on to teach, abandoned this country's traditional relationship of the individual to the state"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Paul, J. (2024). Winning America's second Civil War: progressivism's authoritarian threat, where it came from, and how to defeat it (First edition.). Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul, Jeffrey. 2024. Winning America's Second Civil War: Progressivism's Authoritarian Threat, Where It Came From, and How to Defeat It. Encounter Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paul, Jeffrey. Winning America's Second Civil War: Progressivism's Authoritarian Threat, Where It Came From, and How to Defeat It Encounter Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Paul, Jeffrey. Winning America's Second Civil War: Progressivism's Authoritarian Threat, Where It Came From, and How to Defeat It First edition., Encounter Books, 2024.
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