Who Owns America? : A New Declaration of Independence

Agar, Herbert & tate, Allen

ISBN 10: 1882926374 / ISBN 13: 9781882926374

Published by ISI Books, USA, 1999

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Hardcover. 450 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: ISI Books, USA, 1999. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Dust jacket is unclipped. . Previous owner's name in ink. Several pages of text contain marks and notes in pen. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Who Owns America? A New Declaration of Independence is the classic sequel to I'll Take My Stand, the famous defense of the South's agrarian traditions. But whereas I'll Take My Stand was theoretical and sectional, Who Owns America? sought to be concrete and national, and it succeeded. The book evokes and defends in realist terms an America characterized by small-property ownership, decentralized politics, and responsible stewardship of the nation's natural resources. It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. Though written over sixty years ago, Who Owns America? still challenges many assumptions at play in the American public psyche and is also indispensable in understanding a crucial period of American history. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN: 1882926374. ISBN/EAN: 9781882926374. Inventory No: 21010199.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Who Owns America? : A New Declaration of Independence
• Publisher: ISI Books, USA
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1882926374
• ISBN 13: 9781882926374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics & Government

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Synopsis

Who Owns America? A New Declaration of Independence is the classic sequel to I'll Take My Stand, the famous defense of the South's agrarian traditions. But whereas I'll Take My Stand was theoretical and sectional, Who Owns America? sought to be concrete and national, and it succeeded. The book evokes and defends in realist terms an America characterized by small-property ownership, decentralized politics, and responsible stewardship of the nation's natural resources.
It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. Though written over sixty years ago, Who Owns America? still challenges many assumptions at play in the American public psyche and is also indispensable in understanding a crucial period of American history.

About the Author

Herbert Agar (1897-1980) was a columnist for the Louisville Courier-Dispatch from 1935 to 1939. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History in 1936, Agar wrote The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding: A Study in Democracy (1933), Land of the Free (1935), Pursuit of Happiness: The Story of American Democracy (1938), and The Price of Union (1950). Allen Tate (1899-1979) was a Southern Agrarian and a notable poet and man of letters. Best known for his poem "Ode to the Confederate Dead" and his novel The Fathers, Tate wrote biographies of Stonewall Jackson and Jefferson Davis and several volumes of literary criticism. His Essays of Four Decades is also published by ISI Books.