03311cam a2200397 4500 2797588616 TxAuBib 20260625120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780700631223 0700631224 B0DFVNJF7P Amazon 1c44a5c6-3cc0-4129-9eba-b58675f2bb56 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10214904 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stettner, Edward A. Shaping Modern Liberalism [Bridges eBook] : Herbert Croly and Progressive Thought. University Press of Kansas, 2023. american political thought series. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. progressive democracy. progressive movement. domestic liberalism. democratic society. Liberalism and war. the new republic. liberalism. HTML:<p>American ideals—liberty, equality, democracy, national unity—are bandied about by liberal politicians as a package deal, inseparably intertwined. But the words often flow together better as rhetoric than they mold together in theory. But, as Herbert Croly and his turn-of-the-century contemporaries found, jelling these appealing yet often conflicting concepts into a liberal philosophy was not nearly as easy as embracing them in a campaign speech.</p> <p>In this first full-length study of Herbert Croly's political theory, Edward Stettner analyzes Croly's writings and examines the events, experiences, and people who influenced Croly's thinking. In the process, he reveals Croly's significant influence on modern liberalism as classical liberal theory merged with progressive philosophy.</p> <p>Croly, founder of The New Republic, expounded on issues from the nationalization of railroads to the Espionage Act in his search for a middle way between socialism and capitalism. Stettner illustrates how Croly's political theory influenced the editorial position of one of the leading liberal journals and how his thought in turn was modified in reaction to national and world events, such as presidential elections and World War I.</p> <p>Stettner portrays Croly as a modest and conscientious intellectual who wholeheartedly came to embrace the progressive movement and consequently helped establish the framework for modern liberalism. In doing so, Stettner emphasizes how Croly's philosophy evolved and how Croly was drawn to the conclusion that a strong national government and individual rights could indeed coexist—if not always serenely—in a democratic society.</p> <p><i>Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.</i></p>. Nonfiction. Politics. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-23 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1c44a5c6-3cc0-4129-9eba-b58675f2bb56&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1c44a5c6-3cc0-4129-9eba-b58675f2bb56&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)