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100	1		_919554 _aRaadschelders, Jos C. N.
245	1	0	_aThe progress of civil society : _ba 19th-century american history of governments
260			_aThousand Oaks : _bSAGE, _cSeptember 1997
520	3		_aAs far as we know, the oldest global history of government was published in 1860 by the American author Duganne. In this article, Duganne's book is analyzed in terms of its reflection of American ideals and ideas about the relation between individual, society, and government on the eve of the Civil War. Although Duganne's presentation of facts has to be understood in the context of its time, the underlying ideas and values (liberal democracy, progressive advancement of society) are still relevant to contemporary Americans. Also, his attempt at writing a universal history certainly has a contemporary counterpart. This article serves to help our understanding of the frame of thinking of an "average" American in the 19th century. Duganne's book is a reflection of how the brilliance of great thinkers, whether political theorists (Hobbes, Locke) or religious and political leaders (Brownson, Jefferson) trickled down to the population
773	0	8	_tAdministration & Society _g29, 4, p. 471-489 _dThousand Oaks : SAGE, September 1997 _xISSN 00953997 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c20015 _d20015
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