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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450132503321

Titolo

The Federalist / / Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and James Jay (writing as Publius). With The letters of Brutus / [both works] edited by Terence Ball [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-107-13126-X

1-280-41916-4

0-511-81781-9

0-511-17858-1

0-511-04179-9

0-511-14883-6

0-511-30580-X

0-511-04421-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (lv, 575 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge texts in the history of political thought

Disciplina

342.73/029

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

United States Politics and government 1783-1789

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Synopsis; Chronology; Biographical synopses; A note on sources and abbreviations; Bibliographical note; The Federalist; Letters of Brutus; Appendices; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly-drafted American constitution. To understand the debate properly requires attention to opposing Antifederalist arguments against the Constitution, and this new and authoritative student-friendly edition presents in full all eighty-five Federalist papers written by the pseudonymous 'Publius' (Hamilton, Madison, and Jay), along with the sixteen letters of 'Brutus', the prominent but still unknown New York Antifederalist who was Publius's most formidable foe. Each is



systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and US Constitution, making the reader acutely aware of the cut-and-thrust of debate in progress. The distinguished political theorist Terence Ball provides all of the standard series editorial features, including brief biographies and notes for further reading, making this the most accessible rendition ever of a classic of political thought in action.