Johnson, Joel A.,  1974- <br/><br/>
Beyond practical virtue  a defense of liberal democracy through literature /  [electronic resource] : 
Joel A. Johnson. 
 - Columbia :  University of Missouri Press,  c2007. 
 - xiii, 179 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index. 
<br/><br/> "Johnson examines the worth of liberal democracy and the question of cultural development by looking at novels by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells. Using the fictions to explore the richness of everyday life, he offers new insight into the relationship between the state and the individual"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 --Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 --Criticism and interpretation.<br/>Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century<br/>Liberalism in literature.<br/>Democracy in literature.<br/>Individualism in literature.<br/>Liberalism.<br/>Democracy.<br/>Individualism.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS374.L42  / J65 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813/.409358