Political Parties before the Constitution (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press)
Main, Jackson Turner
ISBN 10: 0807811947 ISBN 13: 9780807811948
Published by Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 1972
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This is the first book dealing with any period in American history which attempts to describe and analyze national politics through studying voting patterns in state legislatures. During the 1780s two relatively stable legislative parties“ emerged in every state, and each state possessed common characteristics. Main labels these parties ”localists“ and ”cosmopolitans" and show how such issues as funding of debts, paper money, and land prices provided a battlefield for those early part division.
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Title: Political Parties before the Constitution (...
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good