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BL
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974299
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b728669
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| Title & Author
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The American founding and the social compact /\ edited by Ronald J. Pestritto and Thomas G. West.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham, Md. :: Lexington Books,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (xi, 283 pages)
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| ISBN
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0585479372
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: 9780585479378
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface Ronald J. Pestritto and Thomas G. West; 1 Locke on the Social Compact: An Overview Peter C. Myers; 2 Social Compact, Common Law, and the American Amalgam: The Contribution of William Blackstone Michael Zuckert; 3 Hume, Historical Inheritance, and the Problem of Founding Bradley C.S. Watson; 4 The Political Theory of the Declaration of Independence Thomas G. West; 5 Thomas Jefferson and the Social Compact Jean M. Yarbrough; 6 From Subjects to Citizens: The Social Compact Origins of American Citizenship Edward J. Erler.
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7 Alexander Hamilton and the Grand Strategy of the American Social Compact Karl Walling8 John Adams' ""Hobbism"" John Paynter; 9 Benjamin Franklin and the Theory of Social Compact Steven Forde; Index; About the Contributors.
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| Abstract
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The American Founding and the Social Compact is a first-rate collection of essays that examine the shared political ideas of the American Founders with a particular focus on the theory of the social compact. As this volume so convincingly argues, an understanding of social compact theory is essential for understanding the Founders' ideas about human nature, government and politics.
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Political science-- United States-- History-- 18th century.
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Social contract.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Political science.
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Social contract.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.1/0973
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| LC Classification
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JA84.U5A69 2003eb
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Pestritto, Ronald J.
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West, Thomas G.,1945-
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