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The Paradox of Power

Statebuilding in America, 1754–1920

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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The Paradox of Power

Statebuilding in America, 1754–1920

By: Ballard C. Campbell

America’s political history is a fascinating paradox. The United States was born with the admonition that government posed a threat to liberty. This apprehension became the foundation of the nation’s civic ideology and was embedded in its constitutional structure. Yet the history of public life in the United States records the emergence of an enormously powerful national state during the nineteenth century. By 1920, the United States was arguably the most powerful country in the world. In The Paradox of Power Ballard C. Campbell traces this evolution and offers an explanation for how it occurred. Campbell argues that the state in America is rooted in the country’s colonial experience and analyzes the evidence for this by reviewing governance at all levels of the American polity—local, state, and national—between 1754 and 1920. Campbell poses five critical causal references: war, geography, economic development, culture and identity (including citizenship and nationalism), and political capacity. This last factor embraces law and constitutionalism, administration, and political parties. The Paradox of Power makes a major contribution to our understanding of American statebuilding by emphasizing the fundamental role of local and state governance to successfully integrate urban, state, and national governments to create a composite and comprehensive portrait of how governance evolved in America.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700632565

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9780700632565

The Growth of American Government

Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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The Growth of American Government

Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

By: Ballard C. Campbell

How and why has government gotten bigger? “Should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture.” —The Journal of American History American government has evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition also examines the debate about “big government” in recent decades. “A marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures.” —Journal of Interdisciplinary History

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400

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Indiana University Press

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0253014271

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9780253014276

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

A Reference Guide to the Nation's Most Catastrophic Events

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

A Reference Guide to the Nation's Most Catastrophic Events

By: Ballard C. Campbell

Presents a chronologically-arranged reference to catastrophic events in American history, including natural disasters, economic depressions, riots, murders, and terrorist attacks.

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481

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Infobase Publishing

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1438130120

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9781438130125

The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

By: Ballard C. Campbell

The period between 1870 and 1920 was one of the most dynamic in American history. This era witnessed the invention of the automobile, the establishment of women's suffrage, and the opening of the Panama Canal. While a time of great advancement, the Gilded Age and Progressive Era were also periods of uncertainty as Americans coped with corrupt politicians, unchecked big business, and a vast influx of immigrants. SR Books offers a new approach to this time period in its book The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. This volume looks at the experiences of 13 people who contributed to the shaping of American culture and thought during this period. These concise accounts are written by leading historians and give students an intimate view of history. This is an excellent text for courses in American studies.

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260

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461710863

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9781461710868

American Wars

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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American Wars

By: Ballard C. Campbell

Focuses on one overarching controversy underlying each war in which Americans have fought, enabling students to understand the fundamental forces and disputes that have shaped these conflicts and their impact on the nation.

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444

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Infobase Learning

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1438138792

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9781438138794

The Growth of American Government

Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

By: Ballard C. Campbell

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Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present

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Indiana University Press

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Book's by Ballard C. Campbell

The Paradox of Power

The Paradox of Power

The Growth of American Government

The Growth of American Government

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

The Human Tradition in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

American Wars

American Wars

The Growth of American Government

The Growth of American Government

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