Liberty's blueprint : how Madison and Hamilton wrote the Federalist papers, defined the constitution, and made democracy safe for the world / Michael I. Meyerson.
2008
KF4520 .M49 2008 (Mapit)
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Liberty's blueprint : how Madison and Hamilton wrote the Federalist papers, defined the constitution, and made democracy safe for the world / Michael I. Meyerson.
Imprint
New York : Basic Books, [2008]
Copyright
©2008
Description
xiv, 309 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
"Testifying the esteem & regard" : an unlikely friendship
"To cement the union" : sounding the call for a convention
"Better than nothing" : the drafting of the constitution
"Establishing good government from reflection and choice" : producing the Federalist
"The head of a faction decidedly hostile to me" : the disintegration of a relationship
"The most valuable disquisitions of government" : why and how to read the Federalist
"The diseases most incident to Republican government" : appreciating Federalist 10
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition": lessons on the separation of powers
"A double security": lessons on federalism
"The greatest of all reflections on human nature": lasting lessons.
"To cement the union" : sounding the call for a convention
"Better than nothing" : the drafting of the constitution
"Establishing good government from reflection and choice" : producing the Federalist
"The head of a faction decidedly hostile to me" : the disintegration of a relationship
"The most valuable disquisitions of government" : why and how to read the Federalist
"The diseases most incident to Republican government" : appreciating Federalist 10
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition": lessons on the separation of powers
"A double security": lessons on federalism
"The greatest of all reflections on human nature": lasting lessons.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index.
Location
STA
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KF4520 .M49 2008
Language
English
ISBN
9780465002641 hardcover
0465002641 hardcover
0465002641 hardcover
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