The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 / / Gordon S. Wood
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| Autore: |
Wood Gordon S.
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| Titolo: |
The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 / / Gordon S. Wood
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina : , : The University of North Carolina Press, , 1998 |
| 1998 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 653 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 320.973/09/033 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political science - United States - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. I. The ideology of Revolution. The Whig science of politics ; Republicanism ; Moral reformation pt. II. The constitution of the states. The restructuring of power ; The nature of representation ; Mixed government and bicameralism pt. III. The people against the legislatures. Law and contracts ; Conventions of the people ; The sovereignty of the people pt. IV. The Critical period. Vices of the system ; Republican remedies pt. V. The Federal Constitution. The worthy against the licentious The Federalist persuasion pt. VI. The Revolutionary achievement. The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams ; The American science of politics |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Creation of the American republic |
| ISBN: | 979-88-908708-7-2 |
| 0-8078-9981-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797703803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.