The Idea of a Party System - The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States, 1780-1840 (Paperback, Revised)

This work traces the historical processes in thought by which American political leaders slowly edged away from their complete philosophical rejection of a party and hesitantly began to embrace a party system. In the author's words, "The emergence of legitimate party opposition and of a theory of politics that accepted it was something new in the history of the world; it required a bold new act of understanding on the part of its contemporaries and it still requires study on our part." Professor Hofstadter's analysis of the idea of party and the development of legitimate opposition offers fresh insights into the political crisis of 1797-1801, on the thought of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, and other leading figures, and on the beginnings of modern democratic politics.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series, 2
Release date:	July 1970
First published:	1970
Authors:	Richard Hofstadter
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-01754-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-520-01754-4
Barcode:	9780520017542

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