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Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933-2005) was a professor in the department of political science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, at New Brunswick. He was the author of numerous books, including The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader Susan McWilliams Barndt is professor of politics at Pomona College. She has written and edited a number of books, including The American Road Trip and American Political Thought.

Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1. Clan, Tribe, and City 2. Fraternity and the Myths of Identity 3. Fraternity and Modern Politics 4. The Ambiguous Ideal: Fraternity in America 5. Puritanism: The Covenants of Fraternity 6. John Winthrop: The Statesman 7. The Fruits of the Earth: Cain in New England 8. The American Enlightenment 9. The Jeffersonians 10. The Divided House 11. Emerson and Thoreau: The All and the One 12. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Citizen 13. Herman Melville: The Pilgrim 14. The Gilded Age 15. Whitman and Bellamy: Nations of Lovers 16. Mark Twain: The Teacher 17. Old Americans and New 18. Generations of the Lost 19. Fearlessness and Fear: The New Deal and After 20. Native Sons Epilogue: A Note on Generation and Regeneration Bibliographic Notes Index

"The reissue of Wilson Carey McWilliams's The Idea of Fraternity in America is a welcome opportunity for a new generation of readers to discover McWilliams's unique gifts. No one was better at understanding the uniquely difficult role that literary genius plays in a democratic regime-the 'second voice' in the conversation about the meaning and the possibility of American democracy." -Dennis Hale, author of The Jury in America "Wilson Carey McWilliams remains the great modern critic of American liberalism, while also recognizing its crucial virtues. As Susan McWilliams Barndt says in her insightful and moving introduction, 'fraternity is a critical part of the American inheritance, providing ballast and inspiration against the prevailing trajectory of things.'" -Marc Landy, author of American Government "A treasure of political and cultural reflection awaits the reader in the form of this splendid new edition of Wilson Carey McWilliams's The Idea of Fraternity in America. This is political theory with a soul that speaks to reflective citizens as such." -Daniel J. Mahoney, author of The Statesman as Thinker "One of the most impressive published dissertations of the twentieth century. The fiftieth-anniversary edition from the University of Notre Dame Press is well worth the long read." -Law & Liberty