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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814019303321

Autore

Morrison Jeffry H. <1961->

Titolo

The political philosophy of George Washington / / Jeffry H. Morrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Md., : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8018-9880-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

The political philosophy of the American founders

Disciplina

320.5092

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chronology; Introduction; 1 A Political Life of Washington; 2 Classical Republican Political Culture and Philosophy; 3 British Liberalism, Revolution, Union, and Foreign Affairs; 4 Protestant Christianity, Providence, and the Republic; Epilogue; Appendix: A Selected Inventory of Washington's Library; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X

Sommario/riassunto

This insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles.