Alexander Hamilton, the worldly New Yorker; John Adams, the
curmudgeonly Yankee; Thomas Jefferson, the visionary Virginia
squire--each steered their public lives under the guideposts and
constraints of Enlightenment principles, and for each their
relationship to the politics of Enlightenment was transformed by
the struggle for American independence. Repeated humiliation on
America's battlefields banished Hamilton's youthful idealism,
leaving him a fervent disciple of enlightened realpolitik and the
nation's leading exponent of modern statecraft. After ten years in
Europe's diplomatic trenches, Adams's embrace of the politics of
Enlightenment became increasingly that of the gadfly of his
country. And Jefferson's frustrations as a reformer and then
Revolutionary governor in Virginia led him to go beyond his
previous enlightened worldview and articulate a new and radical
Romantic politics of principle.
"Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson "is a marvelous reminder that the world
of ideas is inextricably bound up in the long trajectory of
historical events.
General
| Imprint: |
Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 2007 |
| First published: |
February 2007 |
| Authors: |
Darren Staloff
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8090-5356-8 |
| Languages: |
English
|
| Subtitles: |
English
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8090-5356-X |
| Barcode: |
9780809053568 |
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