{"product_id":"foundations-of-american-democracy-a-critical-documents-reader-paperback","title":"Foundations of American Democracy: A Critical Documents Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. Fitzhugh Brundage\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Duval\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoseph T. Glatthaar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading the founding documents of the United States and understanding their historical context can help us to consider vital questions about governance and democracy in present day America. In \u003ci\u003eFoundations of American Democracy, \u003c\/i\u003e the 250-year evolution of democratic republicanism is examined through the lens of twenty-one critical documents from our nation's past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader is divided into three parts. Starting with the \u003ci\u003eDeclaration of Independence, \u003c\/i\u003e \"Foundations\" explores documents that laid the groundwork on which America was built. \"A More Perfect Union\" offers selections related to the American Civil War and Reconstruction. And \"The Gospel of Freedom\" highlights the challenges and struggles faced by generations of citizens who demanded participation and representation in our democracy. The authors of these works wrestled with some of the most difficult questions of their time, creating prose that is in turn eloquent, anguished, and passionate about the challenges of forming \"a more perfect Union.\" Each chapter includes a concise introduction, one primary document, questions for discussion, and a section on further readings. The reader includes well-known documents such as the \u003ci\u003eFederalist Papers\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eEmancipation Proclamation\u003c\/i\u003e as well as other works that broaden our view of America's ongoing democratic experiment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleven historians from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill contributed to this volume which was developed as a resource for the foundations of American democracy requirement across the University of North Carolina System.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. Fitzhugh Brundage is the William B. Umstead Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studies American history since the Civil War with a particular focus on the American South. His works include \u003ci\u003eLynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880-1930\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eCivilizing Torture: An American Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). - Kathleen DuVal is the Carl W. Ernst Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She studies early America, particularly how various Native American, European, and African women and men interacted from the sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries. Her books include \u003ci\u003eNative Nations: A Millennium in North America\u003c\/i\u003e (2024) and \u003ci\u003eIndependence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). - Joseph T. Glatthaar is the Stephenson Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studies the American Civil War and American military history. His works include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Military History: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eGeneral Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse\u003c\/i\u003e (2008). - Sophia Howells is the administrative support associate in the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned her Bachelor's degree in Global Studies from Carolina in 2012. - Miguel La Serna is the chairperson of the Department of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bowman \u0026amp; Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor of History. His books include \u003ci\u003eWith Masses and Arms: Peru's Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eThe Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with Orin Starn 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53060991779149,"sku":"9781469689234","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/4dKzTtbEmV9781469689234.webp?v=1766552127","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/foundations-of-american-democracy-a-critical-documents-reader-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}