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One United People : the Federalist Papers and the National Idea

The Federalist and the Constitution, whose cause it defended, were created amid the turmoil of political controversy. Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, authors of The Federalist, were not theorists but fervent partisans in a campaign to gain acceptance -- by no means a sure thing at that time -- for the new plan of national government which they themselves had largely shaped. Their essays were immediately popular, were quickly collected and reissued in book form, and soon came to be recognized in America and Europe as a landmark in political theory -- the basic bluepr
eBook, English, 2015
The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2015
1 online resource (278 pages)
9780813161372, 0813161371
1042089188
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Will the Real Publius Please Stand Up?; 2 The Political Objectives of Publius; 3 The Idea of the Nation-State; 4 Jay Describes a Nation; 5 Hamilton Aims to Centralize; 6 Madison Argues for a National Regime; 7 Madison Separates the Powers; 8 Hamilton Provides Leadership; 9 Publius the Nationalist; 10 The Significance of The Federalist; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z