The Roots of American Order
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The Roots of American Order

  1. 559 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Roots of American Order

About this book

What holds America together? In this classic work, Russell Kirk identifies the beliefs and institutions that have nurtured the American soul and commonwealth. Beginning with the Hebrew prophets, Kirk examines in dramatic fashion the sources of American order. His analytical narrative might be called a "tale of five cities" Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and Philadelphia. For an understanding of the significance of America in the twenty-first century, Russell Kirk's masterpiece on the history of American civilization is unsurpassed.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Acknowledgement to the First Edition
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Chapter I: Order, the First Need of All
  7. Chapter II: The Law and the Prophets
  8. Chapter III: Glory and Ruin: the Greek World
  9. Chapter IV: Virtue and Power: the Roman Tension
  10. Chapter V: the Genius of Christianity
  11. Chapter VI: The Light of the Middle Ages
  12. Chapter VII: The Reformers’ Drum
  13. Chapter VIII: The Constitution of Church and State
  14. Chapter IX: Salutary Neglect: the Colonial Order
  15. Chapter X: Eighteenth-Century Intellects
  16. Chapter XI: Declaration and Constitution
  17. Chapter XII: Contending against American Disorder
  18. Suggested Readings
  19. Chronology
  20. Index
  21. Copyright