Majority rule versus consensus
Subtitle: the political thought of John C. Calhoun
By: James H. Read.
Series: American political thought
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780700616350
Subjects: Calhoun, John C. -- 1782-1850; Political science -- Philosophy; Consensus (Social sciences) -- United States; Majorities; Slave trade -- United States; South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Calhoun and the legacies of Jefferson and Madison; title: Calhoun's political economy and the ideal of sectional reciprocity; title: Calhoun's constitution, federal union, and slavery; title: Calhoun's defense of slavery; title: Calhoun's consensus model of government; title: Contemporary divided societies and the minority veto; title: Conclusion.