ISBN: 9780217886840

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X THE NEW COERCION Before leaving the subject of the educative effect of the reactions inaugurated in one social group by the capacities and activities of another, it would be interesting to dwell more fully upon some of its less obvious phases. Yet these for the present must remain unnoted. The consideration of the action of group upon group within the South, must here yield place to a brief consideration of the effect upon the South as a whole, of the forces of that greater world of Western ideas and of modern institutions of which it forms a part. Under this aspect of our subject the South--and by the South I mean the dominant and representative element in its life--is viewed as itself a group placed historically and socially within the context of a larger fellowship. Here again, however, the limitations of space permit only a passing reference to but a few of the more significant phases of our subject. Yet it is obvious that many of the issues of our American history which have seemed to take their form under the constraint of military or political power have been so adjusted by armies or by parties chiefly because they were of a piece with the inevitable movement of society itself. Mr. Lincoln''s observation that the issue of the Civil War would be 1 determined by the preponderance of resources was true, but true only in the sense that the word resources must be given something more than its military or its diplomatic usage. The time had in fact gone by for the creation of a modern state involved in a system of slave labor. The conception was an economic anachronism. In its conflict with the South, the resources of the North were in fact the armies, the wealth, the policies, the markets, the institutions, the literatures of the world: ... Edgar Gardner Murphy, Books, Religion and Spirituality, The Basis Of Ascendancy; A Discussion Of Certain Principles Of Public Policy Involved In The Development Of The Southern States Books>Religion and Spirituality, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217886840

There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) … Plus…

There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) to the peace of states and the deeper interest of civilization-Edgar Gardner Murphy, in the PrefacePerhaps the most enlightening aspect for contemporary readers of Murphy's The Basis of Ascendancy is in its inadvertent illustration of how much more egalitarian the concept of "liberalism" is today. When There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) to the peace of states and the deeper interest of civilization-Edgar Gardner Murphy, in the PrefacePerhaps the most enlightening aspect for contemporary readers of Murphy's The Basis of Ascendancy is in its inadvertent illustration of how much more egalitarian the concept of "liberalism" is today. When the author, in his day a respected theologian of race relations, published, in 1909, this cry for respect and support of "the Negro race," it was considered quite progressive. Today, we can scarcely help but wonder at its assumption of white supremacy, even as it affirmed the value of each race, and its rejection of racial equality and universal suffrage. Murphy strove tirelessly to improve race relations and reform child labor and education, but the impression he leaves us with here is that his primary concern is that whites justify their assumed superiority with benevolence. An illuminating look at one moment in the history of American society, and a refreshing reminder at how far we have progressed, this is a vital volume for students of the era and vigilant culture mavens alike. EDGAR GARDNER MURPHY (1869-1913) was an American Episcopal priest and social activist. His other works include Problems of the Present South and Larger Life: Sermons and an Essay. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, The-Basis-Of-Ascendancy~~Edgar-Gardner-Murphy, 999999999, The Basis Of Ascendancy, Edgar Gardner Murphy, 0217886841, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217886840

There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) … Plus…

There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) to the peace of states and the deeper interest of civilization-Edgar Gardner Murphy, in the PrefacePerhaps the most enlightening aspect for contemporary readers of Murphy's The Basis of Ascendancy is in its inadvertent illustration of how much more egalitarian the concept of "liberalism" is today. When There is, it seems to me, a racial cosmopolitanism which is quite as morbid as the provincialism of the mob, and quite as dangerous (were it ever given its full institutional expression) to the peace of states and the deeper interest of civilization-Edgar Gardner Murphy, in the PrefacePerhaps the most enlightening aspect for contemporary readers of Murphy's The Basis of Ascendancy is in its inadvertent illustration of how much more egalitarian the concept of "liberalism" is today. When the author, in his day a respected theologian of race relations, published, in 1909, this cry for respect and support of "the Negro race," it was considered quite progressive. Today, we can scarcely help but wonder at its assumption of white supremacy, even as it affirmed the value of each race, and its rejection of racial equality and universal suffrage. Murphy strove tirelessly to improve race relations and reform child labor and education, but the impression he leaves us with here is that his primary concern is that whites justify their assumed superiority with benevolence. An illuminating look at one moment in the history of American society, and a refreshing reminder at how far we have progressed, this is a vital volume for students of the era and vigilant culture mavens alike. EDGAR GARDNER MURPHY (1869-1913) was an American Episcopal priest and social activist. His other works include Problems of the Present South and Larger Life: Sermons and an Essay. Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, The-Basis-Of-Ascendancy~~Edgar-Gardner-Murphy, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 0217886841

ISBN: 0217886841