James Madison And The Spirit Of Republican Self Government

Author : Colleen A. Sheehan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113947720X
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government written by Colleen A. Sheehan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison's National Gazette essays of 1791–2 with a study of The Federalist, Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison's conception of the politics of communication and public opinion throughout the Founding period, demonstrating how 'the sovereign public' would form and rule in America. Contrary to those scholars who claim that Madison dispensed with the need to form an active and virtuous citizenry, Sheehan argues that Madison's vision for the new nation was informed by the idea of republican self-government, whose manifestation he sought to bring about in the spirit and way of life of the American people. Madison's story is 'the story of an idea' - the idea of America.

Author : Colleen A. Sheehan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107029473
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of James Madison written by Colleen A. Sheehan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James Madison the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore underappreciated 1791 "Notes on Government," Madison's scholarly contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American scholar of politics and republicanism - and, in the process, to discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great experiment in self-government known as the American republic.

Author : Samuel Kernell
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804752303
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James Madison written by Samuel Kernell and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the study of James Madison and his contributions to early American politics has enjoyed a growing audience among scholars and students of modern American politics. Not only did Madison establish the fundamental American concept of pluralism, his appreciation of the logic of institutional design as a key to successful democratic reform still influences modern theory and research. This book evaluates the legacy of James Madison as the product of a scholarly politician—a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together thoughtful responses to Madison and his theory from a broad cross-section of modern political science, and views Madison not as an icon or mouthpiece of an era, but as a “modern” political scientist who was able to implement many of his theoretical ideas in a practical forum.

Author : Alexander Hamilton
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528785878
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.

Author : Jack N. Rakove
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107136393
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Federalist Papers written by Jack N. Rakove and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multifaceted approach to The Federalist that covers both its historical value and its continuing political relevance.

Author : Jay Cost
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541699548
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James Madison written by Jay Cost and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual biography of James Madison, arguing that he invented American politics as we know it How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally inconsistent. He was both for and against a strong federal government. He wrote about the dangers of political parties in the Federalist Papers and then helped to found the Republican Party just a few years later. This so-called Madison problem has occupied scholars for ages. As Jay Cost shows in this incisive new biography, the underlying logic of Madison’s seemingly mixed record comes into focus only when we understand him primarily as a working politician. Whereas other founders split their time between politics and other vocations, Madison dedicated himself singularly to the work of politics and ultimately developed it into a distinctly American idiom. He was, in short, the first American politician.

Author : Will Morrisey
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739114711
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Government, the American Theme written by Will Morrisey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005-10-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans introduced themselves to the world by declaring their independence. They recognized that their "unalienable rights" were secured by institutionalized government that derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. In Self-Government, The American Theme, Will Morrisey defines the concept of self-government and tracks its permutations in the ardent writings of key American presidents. He shows how the transition to a more powerful national state was managed on political soil where "self-government" was not an indigenous crop. Morrisey considers the genesis of "self-government" in the political thought of the founding U.S. presidents, comparing their understanding of the term with that of President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States of America President, Jefferson Davis. In this text Morrisey aptly demonstrates how the regime of the founders was replaced by a much more statist regime during the Civil War. He offers salient interpretations of the writings of the key presidents of founding and civil war periods, and interpretations centered on the key word, "self-government". This book is an essential contribution to the understanding of early American history and politics.

Author : Drew R. McCoy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521407724
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of the Fathers written by Drew R. McCoy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the middle of the eighteenth century as a subject of King George II, James Madison, father of the United States Constitution, lived until 1836, dying as a citizen of Andrew Jackson's republic. For over forty years he played a pivotal role in the creation and defence of a new political order but he also lived long enough to see the system of government he had nurtured threatened by disruptive forces that would ultimately lead to civil war. In this book, Drew McCoy tells the poignant story of Madison's reckoning of his generation's spectacular political achievement.

Author : Ralph Ketcham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Framed for Posterity written by Ralph Ketcham and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ketcham delves not only into the meaning of the documents but also into the connotations of the framers' vocabulary, the reasoning behind both accepted and rejected propositions, arguments for and against, and unstated assumptions. In his analysis, the fundamental or enduring principles are republicanism, liberty, public good, and federalism (as part of the broader doctrine of balance of powers).

Author : Kevin R. C. Gutzman
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429941006
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book James Madison and the Making of America written by Kevin R. C. Gutzman and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In James Madison and the Making of America, historian Kevin Gutzman looks beyond the way James Madison is traditionally seen -- as "The Father of the Constitution" -- to find a more complex and sometimes contradictory portrait of this influential Founding Father and the ways in which he influenced the spirit of today's United States. Instead of an idealized portrait of Madison, Gutzman treats readers to the flesh-and-blood story of a man who often performed his founding deeds in spite of himself: Madison's fame rests on his participation in the writing of The Federalist Papers and his role in drafting the Bill of Rights and Constitution. Today, his contribution to those documents is largely misunderstood. He thought that the Bill of Rights was unnecessary and insisted that it not be included in the Constitution, a document he found entirely inadequate and predicted would soon fail. Madison helped to create the first American political party, the first party to call itself "Republican", but only after he had argued that political parties, in general, were harmful. Madison served as Secretary of State and then as President during the early years of the United States and the War of 1812; however, the American foreign policy he implemented in 1801-1817 ultimately resulted in the British burning down the Capitol and the White House. In so many ways, the contradictions both in Madison's thinking and in the way he governed foreshadowed the conflicted state of our Union now. His greatest legacy—the disestablishment of Virginia's state church and adoption of the libertarian Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom—is often omitted from discussion of his career. Yet, understanding the way in which Madison saw the relationship between the church and state is key to understanding the real man. Kevin Gutzman's James Madison and the Making of America promises to become the standard biography of our fourth President.