The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics: The Modest Republic

By identifying and illustrating aspects of American culture that are out of sync with the modest republicanism that gave rise to the United States in the late eighteenth century, the contributors to this volume expose the vulgarity and excess of American culture.

Author: M. Federici
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/29/2013
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780230340770

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2014

About the Author
Ralph Ancil, Geneva College, USA Jeremy Beer, American Philanthropic, USA Gregory S. Butler, New Mexico State University, USA Michael P. Federici, Mercyhurst University, USA Richard M. Gamble, Hillsdale College, USA Justin Garrison, Catholic University of America, USA Gary L. Gregg II, University of Louisville, USA Darryl Hart, Hillsdale College, USA Robert C. Koons, University of Texas at Austin, USA Jeffrey Polet, Hope College, USA Brian Patrick Mitchell, USA Mark T. Mitchell, Patrick Henry College, USA Claes G. Ryn, Catholic University of America, USA