The Federalist papers
Subtitle: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
By: edited and with an introduction by Ian Shapiro ; with essays by John Dunn, Donald L. Horowitz, Eileen Hunt Botting.
Contributors: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.; Madison, James, 1751-1836.; Jay, John, 1745-1829.; Shapiro, Ian.
Series: Rethinking the Western tradition; Rethinking the Western tradition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 579
ISBN-13: 9780300118902
Subjects: Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources; Constitutional law -- United States
Genres: Sources
Work titles: Federalist.
Description: From the Publisher: Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated, and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America's greatest patriots and political theorists were created during a critical moment in our nation's history, providing readers with a running ideological commentary on the crucial issues facing democracy. Today The Federalist Papers are as important and vital a rallying cry for freedom as ever. This edition features the original eighteenth-century text, with James Madison's fascinating marginal notations, as well as a complete text of the Constitution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The Federalist then and now  -- Ian Shapiro; title: The Federalist papers --; title: The Articles of Confederation --; title: The Constitution of the United States of America --; title: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States --; title: Unmanifest destiny  -- John Dunn; title: The Federalist abroad in the world  -- Donald L. Horowitz; title: Protofeminist responses to the Federalist-Antifederalist debate -- Eileen Hunt Botting.