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Author Rafferty, Edward C., 1969-

Title Apostle of human progress : Lester Frank Ward and American political thought, 1841-1913 / Edward C. Rafferty
Published Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 363 pages)
Series American intellectual culture
American intellectual culture.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A Life Apart from Circumstantial Things; Chapter 1: Self-Made Men, 1841-1862; Chapter 2: An Equal Chance in the Race of Life, 1861-1870; Chapter 3: The Land of Birds and Flowers, 1870-1879; Chapter 4: Restless Skepticism, 1880-1883; Chapter 5: A True National Philosophy, 1883-1887; Chapter 6: The Great Social Problem, 1886-1893; Chapter 7: Spencer-Smashing at Washington, 1894-1900; Chapter 8: Gulliver among the Lilliputians, 1900-1913; Conclusion: Glimpses of the Cosmos; Notes; Bibliography
Summary In Apostle of Human Progress, Edward C. Rafferty presents the first full scale intellectual portrait of Ward. Rafferty shows how Ward's thought laid the foundations for the modern administrative state, and brings out his contributions to twentieth century American liberalism. Classic and comprehensive, this work is ideal for everyone interested in the history of American ideas and thinkers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-356) and index
Notes English
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Subject Ward, Lester F. (Lester Frank), 1841-1913.
SUBJECT Ward, Lester F. (Lester Frank), 1841-1913 fast
Subject Sociology -- United States -- History
Political science -- United States -- History
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Political science
Sociology
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0585466718
9780585466712
1299135455
9781299135451
Other Titles Lester Frank Ward and American political thought, 1841-1913