A collection of readings, from the seventeenth century to the present, of American political ideas. This is important for both undergraduate and graduate students of political theory. It includes views from the classic documents of the American tradition (the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist), the liberal tradition, the black radical tradition, the feminist tradition, the progressive tradition, the black accomodationist tradition, the Civil Rights traditions (various kinds), the Conservative tradition, and contemporary political debates. This is a valuable and important collection for both scholar and student. ( )