Chapter 1 John Adams? Chapter 2 Revolutionary Values Chapter 3 Virtues for Democratic Citizens Chapter 4 Individuality within Communities Chapter 5 Government and Self-Interest Chapter 6 Self-Interest and the Economy Chapter 7 Property and Democracy Chapter 8 Foreign Policy Values of the Founders Chapter 9 Democracy: Political Equality and Justice for All
John E. Hill is professor of politics and history at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://stumail.curry.edu/~jhill/.
Democracy, Equality and Justice is a passionate and innovative
reinterpretation of the Revolutionary generation's political,
economic, and social values. Drawing intellectual continuities
between the work of John Adams and Adam Smith, Hill reconstructs
the commercial humanism, strong sense of community, and republican
virtue central to their ideas. Further, he argues that by
revisiting and applying these values we might reform our own
society. This is a valuable and refreshing contribution to the
study of political economy, politics, and our many varieties of
liberalism.
*Jose Torre, Author of The Political Economy of Sentiment: Paper
Credit and the Scottish Enlightenment in Early Republic Boston,
1780-1820*
This ambitious combination of intellectual history and social
theory highlights neglected elements in the work of both John Adams
and Adam Smith. Americans of all political stripes would profit
from the wisdom in John Hill's book.
*Chris Beneke, Author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins
of American Pluralism, author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious
Origins of American Pluralism*
Original and thoughtful. John Hill shows that John Adams and Adam
Smith deserve to be reread for insights into contemporary problems
of American government and foreign policy.
*David Bayley, Distinguished Professor, State University of New
York at Albany*
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