Description
In this volume distinguished historians and political scientists examine political discourse during that short span of years from the Revolution through ratification, a period of profound political and conceptual change. The concepts of "sovereignty," "representation," "liberty," "virtue," "republic," "democracy"-even "constitution" itself-were virtually recoined. Others, like "federalism," were new inventions. Out of the vehement political arguments and debates of the period came not only a new Constitution but a new political vocabulary-a political idiom that was distinctly recognizably American.
About the Author
Terence Ball is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.
J.G.A. Pocock is Harry C. Black Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews
"A corrective to the all-too-facile tendency to find a conceptual uniformity in the Founders' thought."
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Book Information
ISBN 9780700603695
Author Terence Ball
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint University Press of Kansas
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Weight(grams) 600g
About the Author
Terence Ball is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota.
J.G.A. Pocock is Harry C. Black Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews
"A corrective to the all-too-facile tendency to find a conceptual uniformity in the Founders' thought."
-Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9780700603695
Author Terence Ball
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint University Press of Kansas
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Weight(grams) 600g
