Henry Cabot Lodge, Alexander Hamilton and the Political Thought of the Gilded Age (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

We are currently witnessing a renewal of broad public interest in the life and career of Alexander Hamilton - justly famed as an American founder. This volume examines the possible present-day significance of the man, noting that this is not the first revival of interest in the statesman. Hamilton was a major background figure in the GOP politics of the Gilded Age, with the powerful US Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. drawing on Hamilton to inspire a new, assertive American role in the world. Hamilton was first prominent as a soldier and aide to General Washington, and believed in centralization of power in the federal government and an energetic presidency. He founded the American financial system as the first Secretary of the Treasury, and was a great moving force of America's first nationalist-conservative party - the Federalists. As shown here, close scholarly attention to Lodge's biography brings out the darker sides of the celebrated hero. Hamilton's deeper conviction was the need of an elitist "aristocratic republic," and he was an advocate of military-commercial empire. The Gilded Age Hamilton revival helped inspire the Spanish-American war of 1898 and an American overseas empire. This book will be of interest for students and professionals in political philosophy, political science, American history and American studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2018
Editors:	H.G Callaway
Dimensions:	212 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	258
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-5275-2154-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	1-5275-2154-0
Barcode:	9781527521544

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