Class Politics and the Creation of the American State.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parisot, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sullivan, James, 1744-1808.

Social classes--United States.

Social classes.

Capitalism--United States.

Capitalism.

Local Subjects:

Sullivan, James, 1744-1808.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2026.

Summary:

Why does the American federal government seem to prioritize elite capitalist interests over those of other groups?Class Politics and the Creation of the American State draws on a wide range of sources--personal letters, official government documents, private notes, and newspaper articles--to reveal that the federal government was built to give.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Knaves, Fools, and Blockheads

Chapter 1. Capitalism and the Constitution

Chapter 2. A Blueprint for a New State

Chapter 3. Burnt Effigies in Pennsylvania

Chapter 4. Liberty or Tyranny?

Chapter 5. Protecting Slavery

Chapter 6. Virginia's War of Ideas

Chapter 7. A Federalist Offensive in New York

Chapter 8. Coercion or Consent?

Conclusion: Madison's Bill

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780472906093

OCLC:

1578083585