Through close readings of debates centered around sponsorship, supervision, and standardization recorded in the Congressional Globe and Congressional Record during this period, Williamjames Hull Hoffer traces a critical shift in ideas that ultimately ushered in Progressive legislation: the willingness of American citizens to allow, and in fact ask for, federal intervention in their daily lives. He describes this era of congressional thought as a "second state," distinct from both the minimalist approaches that came before and the Progressive state building that developed later. The "second state" era, Hoffer contends, offers valuable insight into how conceptions of American uniqueness contributed to the shape of the federal government.
Through close readings of debates centered around sponsorship, supervision, and standardization recorded in the Congressional Globe and Congressional Record during this period, Williamjames Hull Hoffer traces a critical shift in ideas that ultimately ushered in Progressive legislation: the willingness of American citizens to allow, and in fact ask for, federal intervention in their daily lives. He describes this era of congressional thought as a "second state," distinct from both the minimalist approaches that came before and the Progressive state building that developed later. The "second state" era, Hoffer contends, offers valuable insight into how conceptions of American uniqueness contributed to the shape of the federal government.
To Enlarge the Machinery of Government: Congressional Debates and the Growth of the American State, 1858-1891
280To Enlarge the Machinery of Government: Congressional Debates and the Growth of the American State, 1858-1891
280Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801886553 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 09/17/2007 |
Series: | Reconfiguring American Political History |
Pages: | 280 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.84(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |