The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers (Hackett Classics)
Hamilton, Alexander; Madison, James; Jay, John
ISBN 10: 0872206556 ISBN 13: 9780872206557
Published by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2003
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Here, in a single volume, is a selection of the classic critiques of the new Constitution penned by such ardent defenders of states' rights and personal liberty as George Mason, Patrick Henry, and Melancton Smith; pro-Constitution writings by James Wilson and Noah Webster; and thirty-three of the best-known and most crucial Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The texts of the chief constitutional documents of the early Republic are included as well.
David Wootton's illuminating Introduction examines the history of such American principles of government as checks and balances, the separation of powers, representation by election, and judicial independence—including their roots in the largely Scottish, English, and French new science of politics. It also offers suggestions for reading The Federalist, the classic elaboration of these principles written in defense of a new Constitution that sought to apply them to the young Republic.
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David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York.
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Title: The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist...
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
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