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" The mind of James Madison : "
Colleen A. Sheehan, Villanova University
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639890
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Sheehan, Colleen A.
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The mind of James Madison : : the legacy of Classical Republicanism /\ Colleen A. Sheehan, Villanova University
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xv, 275 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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9781107029477
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: 1107029473
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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An itinerant scholar in Mr. Jefferson's library -- Excursus : travels with anacharsis -- Circumstantial influences on government -- The power of public opinion -- The federal republican polity -- Postscript -- Notes on government -- Additional notes on government -- Madison's convention notes and letter to Thomas Jefferson of October 24, 1787 : Notes on ancient and modern confederacies ; Notes on vices of the political system of the United States ; Memorandums for the Convention of Virginia in 1788 on the federal constitution ; Letter to Mr. Jefferson on a federal negative on state laws -- Party press essays : Population and emigration ; Consolidation ; Dependent territories ; Money (parts I and II) ; Public opinion ; Government ; Charters ; Parties ; British government ; Universal peace ; Government of the United States ; Spirit of governments ; Republican distribution of citizens ; Fashion ; Property ; The Union. Who are its real friends? ; A candid state of parties ; Who are the best keepers of the people's liberties?
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"This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James Madison the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore underappreciated 1791 'Notes on Government,' Madison's scholarly contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American scholar of politics and republicanism--and, in the process, to discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great experiment in self-government known as the American republic."--Book jacket
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Madison, James,1751-1836-- Political and social views
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Republicanism-- United States-- History-- 18th century
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Representative government and representation-- United States-- History-- 18th century
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Political science-- United States-- History-- 18th century
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United States, Politics and government, Philosophy
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United States, Politics and government, 1783-1809
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973.5/1092
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E342.S54 2015
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