The Liberal Tradition in American Politics : Reassessing the Legacy of American Liberalism

This text explores the full range and depth of the liberal tradition in America and how it has been perceived by political theorists and historians.

The contributors weigh the various paradigm shifts in our understanding of American political development according to consensus, polarity and multiple traditions.

They take into account African-American and pro-slavery thought, gender and identity politics, citizenship in the reconstruction and progressive eras, and models of Supreme Court decision-making. "The Liberal Tradition in American Politics" questions how viewing American history through these paradigms effects the progress of research.

It moves the emphasis in research from the development of political ideas to the development of political institutions.

Louisa Bertch Green, David F. Ericson, Carol Horton, Ronald Kahn, Ira Katznelson, Gayle McKeen, Darol Nackenoff, Karen Orren, Stephen Skowronek, and Rogers M.

Smith.