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The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 / Gordon S. Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wood, Gordon S., author.
- Series:
- Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--United States--History.
- Political science.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 653 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina : The University of North Carolina Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism.
- Contents:
- pt. I. The ideology of Revolution. The Whig science of politics ; Republicanism ; Moral reformation pt. II. The constitution of the states. The restructuring of power ; The nature of representation ; Mixed government and bicameralism pt. III. The people against the legislatures. Law and contracts ; Conventions of the people ; The sovereignty of the people pt. IV. The Critical period. Vices of the system ; Republican remedies pt. V. The Federal Constitution. The worthy against the licentious The Federalist persuasion pt. VI. The Revolutionary achievement. The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams ; The American science of politics
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798890870872
- 9780807899816
- 080789981X
- OCLC:
- 935259647
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