Ambition, a history from vice to virtue

Ambition, a history : from vice to virtue / William Casey King.

Author/creator	King, Casey (William Casey)
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
Description	viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Ambition--Political aspects --United States --History. Ambition--Social aspects --United States --History. National characteristics, American--History. Christianity and culture--United States --History. Social values--United States --History. Social change--United States --History. Ambition--Social aspects --England --History. Christianity and culture--England --History. United States--Civilization --To 1783. England--Civilization.

Contents	From Vice to Christian Sin -- Ambition as Sin in Early Modern English Culture : Perilous Acts of Self-Elevation, Subversive Acts of Self-Negation -- The Plague and Countervailing Passions -- Harnessing Ambition in the Age of Exploration -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-234) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012034912
ISBN	9780300182804 (clothbound : alkaline paper)

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