Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 270 Fiske, John 1842 1901 Fisk, John Green, Edmund Fisk American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Debra Storr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "American Political Ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of Universal History" by John Fiske is a historical account based on a series of lectures delivered in the late 19th century. This work examines the philosophical underpinnings of American political institutions by situating them within the broader context of global political evolution, emphasizing that the government of the United States is a product of continual development rather than an isolated creation. The opening of the text presents Fiske's reflections on the significance of local self-governance in New England, particularly through the institution of the town-meeting. He contrasts this with political structures in Europe and addresses the roots of American democracy in the Puritan settlements. Fiske argues the need for understanding American political history in a relational frame—tracing it back to primordial communal structures from which contemporary forms of democracy emerge. Key themes include the evolution of governance from ancient practices, the importance of political representation, and the implications of these developments on contemporary society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Philosophy JK Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 232084 2025-10-04T10:56:58.879728 text/html 204172 2024-10-28T17:37:42 text/html 185336 2025-10-04T10:57:05.532700 application/epub+zip 187725 2025-10-04T10:57:02.289688 application/epub+zip 147231 2025-10-04T10:57:01.102728 application/epub+zip 452575 2025-10-04T10:57:07.912709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433686 2025-10-04T10:57:04.779683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185537 2022-09-05T06:59:07.286704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219295 2025-10-04T10:56:58.418698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199421 2024-10-28T17:37:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16670 2025-10-04T10:57:08.032651 application/rdf+xml 24901 2025-10-04T10:57:01.600708 image/jpeg 4560 2025-10-04T10:57:01.350688 image/jpeg 184915 2025-10-04T10:56:58.897740 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia