Title Seeing Jefferson anew : in his time and ours / edited by John B. Boles and Randal L. Hall

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) Contents Introduction / John B. Boles and Randal L. Hall -- Thomas Jefferson and American democracy / Peter S. Onuf -- Natural politics : Jefferson, elections, and the people / Eva Sheppard Wolf -- The many wests of Thomas Jefferson / Peter J. Kastor -- Jefferson and slavery / Adam Rothman -- Placing Thomas Jefferson and religion in context, then and now / Thomas E. Buckley -- Jefferson and women / Jan Ellen Lewis -- Jefferson in the flesh / Andrew Burstein -- Afterword / Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy Summary ""This is, by far, in my estimation, the most important, most perfectly balanced, most elegantly written, and most potentially useful such collection of historical essays I have seen since Beeman, Botein, and Carter II, Beyond Confederation, back in the 1970's."--John Lauritz Larson, Purdue University, author of The Market Revolution in America" "Although there are many good and important books on Jefferson, this collection serves a real need by gathering some of the best of the current scholarship into a single and relatively brief and readable volume."-Cynthia Kierner, George Mason University, author of Scandal at Bizarre: Rumor and Reputation in Jefferson's America" "Thomas Jefferson's ideas have been so important in shaping the character and aspirations of the United States that it has proven impossible to think about the state of the nation at almost any moment without implicit or explicit reference to his words and actions. In similar fashion, each generation has understood Jefferson in the context of the central issues of its time. Jefferson has, for better or for worse, been a man for all seasons." "The essays in this collection seek to update and reevaluate several key aspects of Jefferson's attitudes and policies in light of the newest research and at the same time take care to consider his ideas about such controversial topics as race, gender, and religion in the context of his own time and place. Simultaneously, the contributing authors analyze the relevance of Jefferson for our own age, conscious of how contemporary judgments about slavery, religion, and Native Americans, for example, shape our coming to terms with the nation's history. Here is no simple search for a usable past, but instead a tough-minded but fair examination of a complex man who in fundamental ways represents both the promise and the problems of the American experience." "John B. Boles is William P. Hobby Professor of History at Rice University and the editor of the Journal of Southern History." "Randal L. Hall is Adjunct Associate Professor of History at Rice University and managing editor of the Journal of Southern History."--Jacket Notes "The essays in this volume were originally presented at a symposium held at Rice University on February 23-25, 2007"--Introduction Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views -- Congresses Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Influence -- Congresses Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Historiography -- Congresses SUBJECT Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Historiography -- Congresses Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Influence -- Congresses Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views -- Congresses Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 fast Subject Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Congresses BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Historiography Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Political and social views Presidents United States Genre/Form Biographies Conference papers and proceedings Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Boles, John B. Hall, Randal L., 1971- LC no. 2009048480 ISBN 9780813929972 0813929970 1280490500 9781280490507 9786613585738 6613585734

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