the creation of the modern American state Novak, William J 1961- creator text bibliography mau 2022 monographic eng

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viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm "Between 1866 and 1932 - between the Civil War and the New Deal - the American system of governance was fundamentally transformed with momentous implications for modern American social and economic life. Nineteenth-century traditions of local self-government and associative citizenship were replaced by a modern approach to positive statecraft, social legislation, economic regulation, and public administration very much with us today. This later turn-of-the-century revolution in governance is best characterized as "The Creation of the Modern American State." This was the second great act in the political history of American democracy, broadly construed"-- Introduction: The progressive pursuit of a modern democratic state -- Citizenship: the origins of modern American constitutionalism -- Police power: the state and the transformation of American public law -- Public utility: the origins of modern business regulation -- Social legislation: from social welfare to social police -- Antimonopoly: regulated industries and the social control of capitalism -- Democratic administration: public service and social provision -- Conclusion: The myth of the New Deal state. William J. Novak. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Democracy United States History 19th century Democracia Estados Unidos Democracy United States History 20th century United States Politics and government 19th century United States Politics and government 20th century Estados Unidos Política y gobierno JK 31 N935n 2022 320.973 9780674260443 (cloth) 0674260449 (cloth) 2021036818 MH/DLC 210901 20260204155104.0 22251579 eng