December 1814: its economy in tatters, its capital city of Washington, D.C., burnt to the ground, a young America was again at war with the militarily superior

The Civil War is often credited with giving birth to the modern American state. The demands of warfare led to the centralization of business and industry and to

The Civil War is often credited with giving birth to the modern American state. The demands of warfare led to the centralization of business and industry and to

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

In this short book, Etzioni, the well-known and respected public intellectual and communitarian thinker, charts a middle course, or third way 'between those who