The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 /

This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism.

ग्रंथसूची विवरण
मुख्य लेखक: Wood, Gordon S.
निगमित लेखक: Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
स्वरूप: Licensed eBooks
भाषा:अंग्रेज़ी
प्रकाशित: Chapel Hill, [1998]
श्रृंखला:Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
ऑनलाइन पहुंच:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9780807899816_wood
विषय - सूची:
  • Preface to the 1998 Edition
  • Preface
  • pt. I. The ideology of Revolution. The Whig science of politics ; Republicanism ; Moral reformation
  • pt. II. The constitution of the states. The restructuring of power ; The nature of representation ; Mixed government and bicameralism
  • pt. III. The people against the legislatures. Law and contracts ; Conventions of the people ; The sovereignty of the people
  • pt. IV. The Critical period. Vices of the system ; Republican remedies
  • pt. V. The Federal Constitution. The worthy against the licentious
  • The Federalist persuasion
  • pt. VI. The Revolutionary achievement. The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams ; The American science of politics.