The Other Founders : Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 Paperback / softback
by Saul Cornell
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Fear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history.
The struggle over the U.S. Constitution in 1788 pitted the Federalists, supporters of a stronger central government, against the Anti-Federalists, the champions of a more localist vision of politics.
But, argues Saul Cornell, while the Federalists may have won the battle over ratification, it is the ideas of the Anti-Federalists that continue to define the soul of American politics.
While no Anti-Federalist party emerged after ratification, Anti-Federalism continued to help define the limits of legitimate dissent within the American constitutional tradition for decades.
Anti-Federalist ideas also exerted an important influence on Jeffersonianism and Jacksonianism.
Exploring the full range of Anti-Federalist thought, Cornell illustrates its continuing relevance in the politics of the early Republic.
A new look at the Anti-Federalists is particularly timely given the recent revival of interest in this once neglected group, notes Cornell.
Now widely reprinted, Anti-Federalist writings are increasingly quoted by legal scholars and cited in Supreme Court decisions--clear proof that their authors are now counted among the ranks of America's founders. |Reconsiders the role that Anti-Federalists played during the debate over ratification of the Constitution and traces their political legacy in the half-century that followed.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:30/09/1999
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- ISBN:9780807847862
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date:30/09/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780807847862
