{"product_id":"the-america-of-today-being-lectures-delivered-at-the-local-lectures-summer-meeting-of-the-university-of-cambridge-paperback-9781107544635","title":"The America of Today; Being Lectures Delivered at the Local Lectures Summer Meeting of the University of Cambridge (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107544635","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe America of Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing Lectures Delivered at the Local Lectures Summer Meeting of the University of Cambridge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book contains lectures delivered in 1918 aimed at making 'the movement of American life a little more intelligible to busy English readers'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGaillard Lapsley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107544635, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e282 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1919, this book contains 12 lectures that were delivered at the University of Cambridge Local Lectures Summer Meeting for 1918. The text was created with the aim of making 'the movement of American life a little more intelligible to busy English readers'. A diverse range of topics are included, ranging from contemporary literature and philosophy through to the political system and administrative structures. This is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in American national life and perspectives on American culture and society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Gaillard Lapsley\u003cbr\u003e 2. English influence on American ideals of justice and liberty Harold Dexter Hazeltine\u003cbr\u003e 3. State and municipal government in the United States Eustace Percy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Social legislation and administration Eustace Percy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Characteristics of American industrial condition Philip Benjamin Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e 6. The relation of the American government to business Philip Benjamin Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e 7. Some aspects of recent party history in the United States Jerome Davis Greene\u003cbr\u003e 8. American universities: their beginnings and development John W. Cunliffe\u003cbr\u003e 9. State universities, school systems, and colleges, in the United States of America George Edwin MacLean\u003cbr\u003e 10. Literature in contemporary America Henry Seidel\u003cbr\u003e 11. Two American philosophers, William James and Josiah Royce George Santayana\u003cbr\u003e 12. The position of women in America Mrs Bowlker.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265766248728,"sku":"9781107544635","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107544635i.jpg?v=1696755369","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-america-of-today-being-lectures-delivered-at-the-local-lectures-summer-meeting-of-the-university-of-cambridge-paperback-9781107544635","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}