How Long to Read The Myth of American Individualism

How Long Does it Take to Read The Myth of American Individualism?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read The Myth of American Individualism by Barry Alan Shain

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Sharpening the debate over the values that formed America's founding political philosophy, Barry Alan Shain challenges us to reconsider what early Americans meant when they used such basic political concepts as the public good, liberty, and slavery. We have too readily assumed, he argues, that eighteenth-century Americans understood these and other terms in an individualistic manner. However, by exploring how these core elements of their political thought were employed in Revolutionary-era sermons, public documents, newspaper editorials, and political pamphlets, Shain reveals a very different understanding--one based on a reformed Protestant communalism. In this context, individual liberty was the freedom to order one's life in accord with the demanding ethical standards found in Scripture and confirmed by reason. This was in keeping with Americans' widespread acceptance of original sin and the related assumption that a well-lived life was only possible in a tightly knit, intrusive community made up of families, congregations, and local government bodies. Shain concludes that Revolutionary-era Americans defended a Protestant communal vision of human flourishing that stands in stark opposition to contemporary liberal individualism. This overlooked component of the American political inheritance, he further suggests, demands examination because it alters the historical ground upon which contemporary political alternatives often seek legitimation, and it facilitates our understanding of much of American history and of the foundational language still used in authoritative political documents.

How long is The Myth of American Individualism?

The Myth of American Individualism by Barry Alan Shain is 422 pages long, and a total of 106,344 words.

This makes it 142% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Myth of American Individualism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read The Myth of American Individualism aloud.

What Reading Level is The Myth of American Individualism?

The Myth of American Individualism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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