Requiem : variations on eighteenth-century themes / Forrest McDonald & Ellen Shapiro McDonald
McDonald, Forrest. McDonald, Ellen Shapiro
Sold by MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
Sold by MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked, rubbed-as-with-age and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; (xii, 216 pages). Notes; Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; The intellectual world of the founding fathers -- A new order for the ages: the making of the United States Constitution -- Eighteenth-century warfare as a cultural ritual -- On the latest disturbances in Massachusetts -- John Dickinson and the Constitution -- Ne philosophis audiamus: the middle delegates in the Constitutional Convention -- The constitutional principles of Alexander Hamilton -- The presidencies of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson -- Capitalism and the Constitution -- Federalism in America: an obituary. Subjects; 1700-1809. Constitutional history United States. Statesmen United States History 18th century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions. Constitutional history. Politics and government. Statesmen. Statesmen United States History 18th century. United States Politics and government 1783-1809. United States Constitutional history. United States Independence. 1 Kg.
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Appearing here in print for the first time is Forrest McDonald's widely acclaimed 1987 NEH Jefferson Lecture, "The Intellectual World of the Founding Fathers." In other essays the McDonalds examine such topics as the writing of the Constitution, the central role of such little-known Founders as John Dickinson ("the most underrated of all the Founders") and the constitutional principles of Alexander Hamilton. Also presented is an exploration of the ritualistic aspects of eighteenth-century warfare and an analysis of Shays' Rebellion as a tax revolt. In chapters focusing on the separation of powers, the political economy, and the death of federalism, the McDonalds argue the urgent need to "return to limited government under law."
Ellen Shapiro McDonald is his wife and longtime intellectual partner.
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