Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government - A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia (Hardcover)

This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors argue that Jefferson intended his Notes to be read by a wide audience, especially in America, in order to help shape constitutional debates in the critical period of the 1780s. Jefferson, through his determined publication and distribution of his Notes even while serving as American ambassador in Paris, thus brought his own constitutional and political thought into the public sphere - and at times into conflict with the writings of John Adams and James Madison, stimulating a debate over the proper form of Republican constitutionalism that still reverberates in American political thought.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2017
Authors:	Dustin Gish • Daniel Klinghard
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-15736-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-107-15736-6
Barcode:	9781107157361

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