Requiem : Variations on EighteenthCentury Themes / / Forrest McDonald & Ellen Shapiro McDonald

• Autore: McDonald Forrest
• Pubblicazione: Lawrence, Kan. : , 1988., : University Press of Kansas
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 216 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.4
• Soggetto topico: Statesmen - United States - History - 18th century; Constitutional history - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1783-1809
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: McDonaldEllen Shapiro
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Intellectual World of the Founding Fathers -- 2. A New Order for the Ages: The Making of the United States Constitution -- 3. Eighteenth-Century Warfare as a Cultural Ritual -- 4. On the Late Disturbances in Massachusetts -- 5. John Dickinson and the Constitution -- 6. Ne Philosophis Audiamus: The Middle Delegates in the Constitutional Convention -- 7. The Constitutional Principles of Alexander Hamilton -- 8. The Constitution and the Separation of Powers -- 9. The Presidencies of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson -- 10. Capitalism and the Constitution -- 11. Federalism in America: An Obituary -- Index -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: Eleven provocative essays cover a wide range of the intellectual, political, military, and social history of the eighteenth century to present both a picture of the age in which our Constitution was crafted and a commentary on developments that have caused American government to stray from the Founders' principles.
• Titolo autorizzato: Requiem
• ISBN: 9780700631100; 0700631100
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910482010203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II