Eminent Victorians on American Democracy The View from Albion
Eminent Victorians on American Democracy The View from Albion
- ISBN 13:
9780199653799
- ISBN 10:
0199653798
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 01/01/2014
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary
The Victorians made a memorable contribution to the continuing debate over the character and origins of democracy through their perceptive examination of issues ranging from the US Constitution to its practical application, from the Supreme Court to the party system. Their trenchant commentary punctures several popular American assumptions, not least the idea of "exceptionalism."
What distinguishes the Victorian writers was their willingness to examine the US Constitution dispassionately at a time when Americans treated it as a sacred document. Although the United States has changed dramatically since they wrote, much of their commentary remains remarkably prescient, if only because the American government retains so much of its eighteenth-century character. Today, when rival American priesthoods see the Constitution in the light of their particular altars, it is worth revisiting what leading Victorians had to say about it.