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BL
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994172
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b748542
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Edling, Max M.
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| Title & Author
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A revolution in favor of government : : origins of the U.S. Constitution and the making of the American state /\ Max M. Edling.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2003.
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xii, 333 pages ;; 23 cm
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0195148703
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: 9780195148701
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-314) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: beyond Madisonian federalism -- pt. I. Interpreting the debate over ratification. Legitimacy and meaning: the significance of public debate to the adoption of the Constitution ; The elusive meaning of the debate over ratification ; European states, American contexts ; The ideological response to state expansion -- pt. II. Military powers. An impotent Congress ; Independence, commerce, and military strength ; A government of force ; Government by consent ; The Federalists and the uses of military powers -- pt. III. Fiscal powers. Congressional insolvency ; Unlimited taxation, public credit, and the strength of government ; The costs of government ; A government for free ; The Federalists and the uses of fiscal powers ; Conclusion: the Constitution, the Federalists, and the American state.
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In this new interpretation of America's origins, Max Edling argues the Federalists were primarily concerned with building a government that could act vigorously in defense of American interests. The Constitution transferred the powers of war making and resource extraction from the states to the national government thereby creating a nation-state invested with all the important powers of Europe's eighteenth-century "fiscal-military states." A strong centralized government, however, challenged the American people's deeply ingrained distrust of unduly concentrated authority. To secure the Constitution's adoption the Federalists had to accommodate the formation of a powerful national government to the strong current of anti-statism in the American political tradition. They did so by designing a government that would be powerful in times of crisis, but which would make only limited demands on the citizenry and have a sharply restricted presence in society. The Constitution promised the American people the benefit of government without its costs.
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Constitutional history-- United States.
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Federal government-- United States-- History.
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Gouvernement fédéral-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
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Constituição (história)-- Estados unidos.
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Constitutional history-- United States.
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Constitutional history.
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Constitutional law.
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Federal government-- United States-- History.
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Federal government.
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Federalism.
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Gouvernement fédéral-- États-Unis-- Histoire.
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Gründung
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History.
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Legal history.
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Staat
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Unabhängigkeitserklärung
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United States of America.
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Verfassung
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Vollziehende Gewalt
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Grondwetten.
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Ontstaansgeschiedenis.
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Staatsvorming.
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États-Unis, Histoire constitutionnelle.
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États-Unis, Histoire constitutionnelle.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.73/029
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| LC Classification
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KF4541.E28 2003
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| NLM classification
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15.85bcl
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