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1 online resource (x, 267 pages) |
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1. Will the real pulius 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 |
| Summary |
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 blueprint for th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-261) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Federalist. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80021463
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Federalist fast |
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Federalist. swd |
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Nationalism -- United States -- History
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Political science -- United States -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Nationalism
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Political science
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Nationalismus
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Nation
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Federalisme.
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Nationalisme.
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United States
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USA
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813161372 |
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0813161371 |
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