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JOHN W. BURGESS WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND INSPIRED BY THE SPECTACLE OF A POWERFUL AND UNIFIED GERMANY, BURGESS CREATED AN OEUVRE THAT EPITOMIZED THE CENTRIPETAL, NATION-BUILDING EMPHASIS OF EARLY PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE IN THE U.S. YET, AS THIS ARTICLE ARGUES, HE NEVER SUCCEEDED ENTIRELY IN RECONCILING HIS HEGELIAN CORPORATISM WITH THE ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADITIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. THIS PROBLEM, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES, LIVES ON INT HE GROWING DISJUNCTION BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC LANGUAGE OF LEGITIMATION, WHICH PRESUMES THE EXISTENCE OF AN OBJECTIVE MORAL ORDER, AND SCHOLARLY LANGUAGES THAT DENY THE POSSIBILITY OF JUST SUCH AN ORDER.

"Our high-tech, networked society all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of "place" and community. These essays explain why "place" matters, and how we can cultivate civic engagement and a thriving human experience wherever we choose to live"--

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Daniel Carpenter -- 1. The Abolitionist Imagination - Andrew Delbanco -- 2. Fighting the Devil with His Own Fire - John Stauffer -- 3. Did the Abolitionists Cause the Civil War? - Manisha Sinha -- 4. The Invisibility of Black Abolitionists - Darryl Pinckney -- 5. Abolition as Master Concept - Wilfred M. McClay -- 6. The Presence of the Past - Andrew Delbanco -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index.

This book calls for a renewed examination of the professions as public or semi-public institutions with significant influence on civic culture. It offers a treatment of twelve different professions, showing how each traditionally understood itself, how it functioned within society, and how it understands itself today.