Republikanizmus az Amerikai Egyesült Államok 18–19. századi történetében
Republicanism in 18th- and 19th-Century American History

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the emergence and development of a republican understanding of early American intellectual history and culture, a subject that up until now has received no scholarly attention in Hungary. The first part traces the major stages in the formation of the republican paradigm in the face of the then predominant liberal interpretation by examining the works of Bernard Bailyn, Gordon S. Wood and J. G. A. Pocock. Following that, the expansion of the republican interpretation is covered: the rise of interest in the examination of the regional, class, and gender variations of US republicanism as well as the way in which its various aspects such as political economy, and cultural forms came into the centre of attention. The next part of the article deals with reactions provoked by the republican interpretation mainly informed by the liberal perspective and the way in which it came under criticism as far as its moral philosophical, political economic, and political theoretical aspects are concerned. Finally, the article discusses works reflecting the current state of the republican paradigm, which can be regarded as a result of that criticism. Its major elements remaining intact, the republican interpretation no longer vindicates exclusivity in the understanding of early American intellectual history and culture, but acknowledges the presence of liberal ideas and values in the period.

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