Public and Republic : Political Representation in America / Alfred De Grazia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grazia, Alfred De, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Public and Republic

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1951.

Contents:

pt. 1. Representation and Politics pt. 2. English Ideas in Colonial Times Virtual Representation and the Crown The Levellers: First Modern Direct Democrats Virtual Representation and the Parliamentary Oligarchy The New English Radicals P.3. The American Colonial Development Tendencies Toward Direct Democracy The Theological Conservatives The Commercial Interests pt. 4. Revolutionary and Constitutional Representation Representation of State and Nation The Aristo-Democratic Theory The Progress of the Direct Democrats Brief Comparisons pt. 5. The Establishment of Direct Representation Extending the Devices of Populism New Ideas of Representation Tendencies of the Future pt. 6. The Extremity of Direct Representation Direct Representation Direct Representation Increasingly Applied New Emphases in Direct Representation The Spirit of Insurgency Rearguard Defense of Direct Representation From Majority will to " "Free-Market" Representation pt. 7. Enlightened Individualism Representation by the Executive Proportional Representation The Crux of Proportional Representation pt. 8. American Pluralism The Party System As Pluralism Professional Representation Business Representation Corporatism: Integrated Pluralism Administrative Pluralism pt. 9. The Synthesis of Public and Republic The Historical Pattern A New Synthesis.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Alfred A. Knopf, viewed August 9, 2023).