A republic for the ages : the United States Capitol and the political culture of the early republic / edited by Donald R. Kennon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kennon, Donald R., 1948-

United States Capitol Historical Society.

Series:

Perspectives on the American Revolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--History--Congresses.

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.).

History.

Political culture--United States--History--18th century--Congresses.

Political culture.

United States.

Buildings--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.

Buildings.

Washington (D.C.).

Architecture and state--Washington (D.C.)--Congresses.

Architecture and state.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 583 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by the University Press of Virginia, 1999.

Summary:

This volume in the United States Capitol Historical Society's Perspectives on the American Revolution series explores how the architecture of the Capitol is imbued with the political culture of its time. Editor Donald R. Kennon writes, "Just as the constitutional framework for the new nation adapted and reformulated classical theories of republicanism, so too would the creation of its capital. The classical past would provide models, but ones to be worked out in the context of the new American experiment in republicanism."

These essays emanate from the symposium held by the Society in 1993 to commemorate the bicentennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol.

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a symposium held by the United States Capitol Historical Society in 1993 to commemorate the bicentennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813917956

OCLC:

39024681