Understanding Thomas Jefferson : studies in economics, law, and philosophy / M.L. Burstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burstein, M. L. (Meyer Louis), 1926-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Political and social views.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

Political and social views.

United States--Economic policy--To 1933.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.

Economics.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 409 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Summary:

Thomas Jefferson, author of the American Declaration of Independence, first Secretary of State, second Vice-President, and third President of the United States, was the premier halberdier of the Enlightenment in America. Minister to France, 1784-89, Jefferson was linked in many ways to the French Revolution and its stupendous sequel. He finally travelled (mainly along French roads - see the Ideologues as an example) so far from his 'Lockean' origins that he verged on the work of William James and Sigmund Freud. One of the most powerful American Presidents, and longtime president of the American Philosophical Association, this polymath man of action has long been wrongly perceived to have been a barmy eccentric, pitifully yearning for an unattainable Arcadia. This book's studies go far to make it possible, finally, to understand Thomas Jefferson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312086938

OCLC:

27728193