Classical Antiquity and the Politics of America: From George Washington to George W. BushMichael Meckler Baylor University Press, 2006 - 231 pages Although most prevalent and obvious during the early decades of the Republic, the influence of classical antiquity on American politics persists even into the 21st century. This study tracks the movement of classicism throughout U.S. history and illustrates how the ancient Greeks and Romans continue to influence political theory and determine policy in the United States, from the education of the Founders to the War in Iraq. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Classical Education in Colonial America William J Ziobro | 13 |
Classical Antiquity and Early Conceptions of the United States Senate Carl J Richard | 29 |
Classical oratory and Fears of Demagoguery in the Antebellum Era | 41 |
William Sanders Scarborough and the Politics of Classical Education for African Americans Michele Valerie Ronnick | 55 |
The Rise of Populism the Decline of Classical Education and the Seventeenth Amendment Michael Meckler | 69 |
William Linn Westermann at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 John Milton Cooper Jr | 83 |
The World of Moses Finkelstein The Year 1939 in MI Finleys Development as a Historian Daniel P Tompkins | 95 |
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