The American revolution of 1800 : how Jefferson rescued democracy from tyranny and faction- and what this means today / / Daniel Sisson with Thom Hartmann

• Autore: Sisson Dan <1937->
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, California : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Fortieth anniversary edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.4/6092
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - United States - Election - 1800; Political science - United States - History; Revolutions - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1789-1809
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HartmannThom <1951->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Idea of a Non-party State -- CHAPTER 2 The Idea of Revolution -- CHAPTER 3 The Idea of Revolution: Conspiracy and Counterrevolution -- CHAPTER 4 The Principles of the American and French Revolutions -- CHAPTER 5 The Politics of Faction -- CHAPTER 6 The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Threats to the First Amendment -- CHAPTER 7 The Politics of the Revolution of 1800: Prelude -- CHAPTER 8 The Politics of the Revolution of 1800: Revolution -- Afterword -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Authors.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this brilliant historical classic, Dan Sisson provides the definitive window into key concepts that have formed the backdrop of our democracy: the nature of revolution, stewardship of power, liberty, and the ever-present danger of factions and tyranny. Most contemporary historians celebrate Jefferson’s victory over Adams in 1800 as the beginning of the two-party system, but Sisson believes this reasoning is entirely the wrong lesson. Jefferson saw his election as a peaceful revolution by the American people overturning an elitist faction that was stamping out cherished constitutional rights and trying to transform our young democracy into an authoritarian state. If anything, our current two-party system is a repudiation of Jefferson's theory of revolution and his earnest desire that the people as a whole, not any faction or clique, would triumph in government. Sisson's book makes clear that key ideas of the American Revolution did not reach their full fruition until the "Revolution of 1800," to which we owe the preservation of many of our key rights. With contributions by Thom Hartmann that bring out the book’s contemporary relevance, this fortieth anniversary edition contains new insights and reflections on how Jefferson’s vision can help us in our own era of polarization, corruption, government overreach, and gridlock.
• Titolo autorizzato: The American revolution of 1800
• ISBN: 1-60994-986-2; 1-60994-987-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465013303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II