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George Wescott Carey (–2013)

Author of A Student's Guide to American Political Thought

12+ Works 392 Members 1 Review

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Works by George Wescott Carey

A Student's Guide to American Political Thought (2004) 110 copies

Freedom and Virtue: The Conservative/ Libertarian Debate (1984) 101 copies

In Defense of the Constitution (1989) 59 copies, 1 review

The Basic Symbols of the American Political Tradition (1970) 47 copies

The Federalist: DESIGN FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC (1989) 15 copies

Essays on Christianity and Political Philosophy (1984) 14 copies

A Second Federalist: Congress Creates a Government (1970) — Editor — 13 copies

Liberalism Versus Conservatism (1966) 12 copies

Order, freedom, and the polity : critical essays on the open society (1985) 7 copies

Community and Tradition (1998) 7 copies

The Post-Behavioral Era; Perspectives on Political Science (1972) 6 copies

The Political Science Reviewer (An Annual Review of Scholarship, Volume XXX) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Federalist Papers (1787) — Editor, some editions — 11,686 copies, 77 reviews

Encyclopedia of the American Left (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 119 copies

The Political Writings of John Adams (2001) — Editor & Introduction — 67 copies

Modern Age: The First Twenty-Five Years: A Selection (1988) — Contributor — 58 copies, 1 review

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Date of death: 2013-06-21
Gender: male
Education: Northwestern University (BA|1955)
University of Illinois (MA|1958)
Indiana University (PhD|Government|1961)
Occupations: professor
Organizations: Georgetown University
National Humanities Institute
Humanitas
Modern Age
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Falls Church, Virginia, USA
Place of death: Washington, D.C., USA
Disambiguation notice: Please do not combine with George W. Carey, as there are several authors with that name.
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Works: 12
Also by: 4
Members: 392
Popularity: #61,821
Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 26

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