Becker, Carl L. (Carl Lotus) 1873-1945
Overview
| Works: | 358 works in 1,653 publications in 3 languages and 28,897 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Lectures Academic theses Biographies Fiction Textbooks Sermons Historical fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Contributor, 070, Author of introduction, Collaborator |
| Classifications: | JK128, 342.73 |
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Most widely held works about
Carl L Becker
- The pragmatic revolt in American history: Carl Becker and Charles Beard by Cushing Strout( Book )
- Carl Becker : a biographical study in American intellectual history by Burleigh Taylor Wilkins( Book )
- Carl Becker: on history & the climate of opinion by Charlotte Watkins Smith( Book )
- "What is the good of history?" Selected letters of Carl L. Becker, 1900 -1945 by Carl L Becker( Book )
- Carl Becker on history and the American Revolution by Robert Eldon Brown( Book )
- Cities on the Cedar : a portrait of Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Black Hawk County by Glenda Riley( Book )
- Carl Becker by Charlotte Watkins Smith( Book )
- Can historiography be objective? : an examination of the thought of Carl Lotus Becker and Kenneth Scott Latourette by Taesig Kim( )
- A species of literary lion : essays on Morison, Freeman, De Voto and Becker, and the writing of history by David Edward Herold( )
- Carl L. Becker by David Freeman Hawke( )
- Carl Becker by Burleigh Taylor Wilkins( Book )
- Carl Becker's Heavenly city revisited by Raymond Oxley Rockwood( Book )
- The historiography of Carl L. Becker by Harold E Bauman( Book )
- Between science and art : Henry Adams, Carl Becker, and history in America by Kent Blaser( )
- Carl Lotus Becker (1873-1945) by Guy Stanton Ford( Book )
- From optimism to pessimism in American thinking : a study of the changes in the ideologies of Reinhold Niebuhr, Carl Becker, and Sidney Hook. by Elaine R Heller( )
- Carl Lotus Becker( )
- Generous souls amid catastrophe : Charles Beard, James Harvey Robinson, Carl Becker, 1890-1925 by Donald Moore Scott( )
- American Historical Association records by American Historical Association( )
- The party of humanity : studies in the French enlightenment by Peter Gay( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Carl L Becker
The Declaration of independence : a study in the history of political ideas by
Carl L Becker(
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140 editions published between 1922 and 2017 in English and held by 3,717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Detailed examination of the political theories formulated in the Declaration of Independence and their historical antecedents
140 editions published between 1922 and 2017 in English and held by 3,717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Detailed examination of the political theories formulated in the Declaration of Independence and their historical antecedents
The heavenly city of the eighteenth century philosophers by
Carl L Becker(
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92 editions published between 1922 and 2004 in English and held by 2,371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Lectures delivered in the School of law in Yale university on the Storrs foundation ... April, 1931"--Pref."Published on the Mary Cady Tew memorial fund."--1st prelim. leaf
92 editions published between 1922 and 2004 in English and held by 2,371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Lectures delivered in the School of law in Yale university on the Storrs foundation ... April, 1931"--Pref."Published on the Mary Cady Tew memorial fund."--1st prelim. leaf
The eve of the revolution : a chronicle of the breach with England by
Carl L Becker(
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54 editions published between 1918 and 2004 in English and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
54 editions published between 1918 and 2004 in English and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Beginnings of the American people by
Carl L Becker(
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60 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work presents a brief account of the beginnings, development and final unity of the people of the United States
60 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This work presents a brief account of the beginnings, development and final unity of the people of the United States
Detachment and the writing of history : essays and letters of Carl L. Becker by
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29 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in English and held by 1,272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society
29 editions published between 1958 and 2018 in English and held by 1,272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society
Everyman his own historian; essays on history and politics by
Carl L Becker(
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23 editions published between 1935 and 1987 in English and held by 1,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1935 and 1987 in English and held by 1,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The history of political parties in the province of New York, 1760-1776 by
Carl L Becker(
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30 editions published between 1909 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
30 editions published between 1909 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
How new will the better world be? A discussion of post-war reconstruction by
Carl L Becker(
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37 editions published between 1845 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"First edition."An expansion of two articles by the author, "Making democracy safe in the world" and "How new will the better world be?" which appeared in the Yale review for March 1942 and March 1943, respectively. cf. Pref. London edition (H. Hamilton, 1945) has title: Making a better world
37 editions published between 1845 and 1971 in English and Undetermined and held by 989 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"First edition."An expansion of two articles by the author, "Making democracy safe in the world" and "How new will the better world be?" which appeared in the Yale review for March 1942 and March 1943, respectively. cf. Pref. London edition (H. Hamilton, 1945) has title: Making a better world
Modern democracy by
Carl L Becker(
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57 editions published between 1941 and 1964 in 3 languages and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1941 and 1964 in 3 languages and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Freedom and responsibility in the American way of life; five lectures delivered ... at the University of Michigan, December
1944 by
Carl L Becker(
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15 editions published between 1945 and 1980 in English and held by 832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1945 and 1980 in English and held by 832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Progress and power by
Carl L Becker(
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22 editions published between 1949 and 1965 in English and Italian and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'Lectures delivered at Stanford University, on the RaYmond Fred West Memorial Foundation, in April 1935.'"
22 editions published between 1949 and 1965 in English and Italian and held by 681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"'Lectures delivered at Stanford University, on the RaYmond Fred West Memorial Foundation, in April 1935.'"
The Spirit of '76, and other essays by
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21 editions published between 1927 and 1974 in English and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1927 and 1974 in English and held by 645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Freedom and responsibility in the American way of life : five lectures delivered on the William W. Cook Foundation at the
University of Michigan, December 1944 by
Carl L Becker(
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32 editions published between 1945 and 1980 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of five lectures comprises a testament both challenging and reassuring: challenging because it clearly defines the magnitude of the dilemma which confronts modern democratic man in a technological society; reassuring, because it clearly states the philosophical ground for belief that modern democratic man can resolve that dilemma
32 editions published between 1945 and 1980 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of five lectures comprises a testament both challenging and reassuring: challenging because it clearly defines the magnitude of the dilemma which confronts modern democratic man in a technological society; reassuring, because it clearly states the philosophical ground for belief that modern democratic man can resolve that dilemma
Safeguarding civil liberty today; the Edward L. Bernays lectures of 1944 given at Cornell university by
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16 editions published between 1943 and 1949 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1943 and 1949 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New liberties for old by
Carl L Becker(
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18 editions published between 1941 and 1947 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
18 editions published between 1941 and 1947 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Modern history; the rise of a democratic, scientific, and industrial civilization by
Carl L Becker(
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38 editions published between 1931 and 1976 in English and held by 483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Select readings" at end of each chapter except the first
38 editions published between 1931 and 1976 in English and held by 483 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Select readings" at end of each chapter except the first
Benjamin Franklin, a biographical sketch by
Carl L Becker(
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13 editions published in 1946 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1946 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The United States : an experiment in democracy by
Carl L Becker(
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18 editions published between 1920 and 2017 in English and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"According to Carl Becker "if the framers of the Constitution could come back to earth and see what the federal government is doing to-day, they would all agree that this monstrous thing was no child of theirs; for to-day the federal government exercises as a matter of course powers which they never dreamed of." This prescient statement rings as true today as it did when Becker wrote An Experiment in Democracy nearly eighty years ago. This American classic is an engaging, gracefully rendered piece of historical literature as well as a non-ideological meditation on the "meaning of America."Carl Becker's ruminations are invariably provocative, notably wise, and remarkably enduring. He clearly believed in what has been called a "living Constitution," one that must be adapted to changing circumstances and imperatives in America life, and his faith in democracy seems to have strengthened as the decades progressed. In his new introduction, Michael Kammen places this American classic in historical perspective. Kammen sees Becker as more than an archival historian, but rather as a master of the "creative synthesis" looking at familiar sources in fresh ways and developing new points of view that were frequently revisionist and, on occasion, radically arresting. Much has changed between 1920 and the present; but Carl Becker's sagacity persists, just as his expository prose will continue to please a new generation of historians and students of American social history. Carl Becker was the author of "Kansas"; The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas; Modern History: The Rise of a Democratic, Scientific, and Industrial Civilization; "Benjamin Franklin"; "Everyman His Own Historian"; The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers; How New Will the Better World Be?; and Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life."--Provided by publisher
18 editions published between 1920 and 2017 in English and held by 382 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"According to Carl Becker "if the framers of the Constitution could come back to earth and see what the federal government is doing to-day, they would all agree that this monstrous thing was no child of theirs; for to-day the federal government exercises as a matter of course powers which they never dreamed of." This prescient statement rings as true today as it did when Becker wrote An Experiment in Democracy nearly eighty years ago. This American classic is an engaging, gracefully rendered piece of historical literature as well as a non-ideological meditation on the "meaning of America."Carl Becker's ruminations are invariably provocative, notably wise, and remarkably enduring. He clearly believed in what has been called a "living Constitution," one that must be adapted to changing circumstances and imperatives in America life, and his faith in democracy seems to have strengthened as the decades progressed. In his new introduction, Michael Kammen places this American classic in historical perspective. Kammen sees Becker as more than an archival historian, but rather as a master of the "creative synthesis" looking at familiar sources in fresh ways and developing new points of view that were frequently revisionist and, on occasion, radically arresting. Much has changed between 1920 and the present; but Carl Becker's sagacity persists, just as his expository prose will continue to please a new generation of historians and students of American social history. Carl Becker was the author of "Kansas"; The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas; Modern History: The Rise of a Democratic, Scientific, and Industrial Civilization; "Benjamin Franklin"; "Everyman His Own Historian"; The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers; How New Will the Better World Be?; and Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life."--Provided by publisher
Our great experiment in democracy; a history of the United States by
Carl L Becker(
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10 editions published between 1920 and 2010 in English and held by 328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1920 and 2010 in English and held by 328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Napoleon in review by
George Gordon Andrews(
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7 editions published in 1939 in English and Undetermined and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1939 in English and Undetermined and held by 310 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Strout, Cushing Author
- Wilkins, Burleigh Taylor Author
- Smith, Charlotte Watkins Author
- Dodd, William E. (William Edward) 1869-1940 Author of introduction Editor
- Kammen, Michael G. Author of introduction Other Author Editor
- Ferguson, Wallace K. (Wallace Klippert) 1902-1983 Author
- Bruun, Geoffrey 1898-1988 Author
- Clark, John Maurice 1884-1963
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Беккер, Карл Лотус
بكر، كارل لوتس
بيكر، كارل لوتوس
كارل إل. بيكر مؤرخ أمريكي
كارل ل. بيكر، 1873-1945
کارل ال. بکر
베커, 칼 로투스 1873-1945
베커, 칼 엘 1873-1945
벡커, 카알 엘 1873-1945
벡커, 칼 L. 1873-1945
カール・L・ベッカー
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ベッカー, カール 1873-1945
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