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American historian and political scientist (1848–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927) was an American attorney, historian, politician, legal theorist, political scientist and a critic of capitalism.[1] Along with his brother Henry, he is considered a pioneer among American theorists of history and global politics. Adams's biographer Arthur Beringause summarized his impact:
"[Adams's] was probably the first comprehensive attempt of any American to develop a scientific formula for explaining history. Before J. Allen Smith and Charles A. Beard, Adams had described the class bias of our Constitution. He anticipated Spengler's theory of the decline of the West, as well as his concept of the movement of power. Adams was among the first to recognize the effect of geography on politics. And Adams, while agreeing with Karl Marx in many respects, nevertheless offers correctives to the German's philosophy, notably in the field of finance and economics."[2]
Brooks Adams | |
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Born | June 24, 1848 Quincy, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | February 13, 1927(1927-02-13) (aged 78) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Occupation | Historian |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard College Harvard Law School (did not graduate) |
Notable works | The Law of Civilization and Decay |
Spouse | Evelyn Davis |
Parents | Charles Francis Adams Sr. Abigail Brown Brooks |
Relatives | Adams political family Peter Chardon Brooks (grandfather) Charles Henry Davis (father-in-law) Henry Cabot Lodge (brother-in-law) |
Consistent with family tradition, Adams was involved in politics throughout his life. Though nominally a member of the Democratic Party for most of his life, Adams's largest political impact was arguably his personal influence with Republican Party leaders Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, who as President of the United States and chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, respectively, applied Adams's social theories to imperial policy.[3]