{"product_id":"the-american-and-british-debate-over-equality-1776-1920-9780807167441","title":"The American and British Debate Over Equality, 1776-1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorians have long contested the degree to which the central tenet of the Declaration of Independence--that all men are created equal--has manifested itself in American society and national policy. According to James L. Huston, many historians have focused too intently on class differences, slavery, and inequalities arising from ethnicity, sexuality, and gender, while overlooking important areas where notions of equality flourished during the century and a half after the Declaration's signing. In \u003ci\u003eThe American and British Debate Over Equality, 1776-1920, \u003c\/i\u003e Huston examines the egalitarian communities in rural northern America, particularly those enclaves that differed from the openly aristocratic cities and towns of the British Isles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the aftermath of the American Revolution, British and American writers alike recognized that a growing philosophical rift divided the two nations: whereas Great Britain continued to embrace the inequality of its hierarchical class system, the United States professed allegiance to democratic ideals of equality--limited though these were by racial and gender norms of the day. Huston argues that the two countries engaged in an intellectual debate during the next century and a half over which ideal--equality or inequality--worked best in promoting social stability, political hegemony, and economic success. Exploring the effects of equality and inequality on many aspects of American life, he examines civil behavior, social customs, treatment of others, politics, education, religion, economic opportunity, and general public optimism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing from decades of publications by American and British writers, Huston reveals the rhetorical strategies contemporary observers employed in defending or rejecting the organization of a society around broader notions of human equality. \u003ci\u003eThe American and British Debate Over Equality, 1776-1920\u003c\/i\u003e informs the modern debate over equality and inequality, not by theorizing and philosophizing, but by offering a glimpse into the practical applications of a functioning egalitarian society as compared to one that extolled monarchy and institutionalized inequality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Huston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.85h x 6.45w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807167441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames L. Huston is professor of history at Oklahoma State University and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe British Gentry, the Southern Planter, and the Northern Family Farmer; The Panic of 1857 and the Coming of the Civil War; Securing the Fruits of Labor: The American Concept of Wealth Distribution, 1765-1900;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalculating the Value of the Union: Slavery, Property Rights, and the Economic Origins of the Civil War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40161607811187,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8538e716-2919-4bcf-b1f9-1cce9e1d8015.jpg?v=1654955177","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-american-and-british-debate-over-equality-1776-1920-9780807167441","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}