Liberty and power
Subtitle: the politics of Jacksonian America
By: Harry L. Watson ; Eric Foner, consulting editor.
Contributors: Foner, Eric.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837
Description: The raucous political debates of Jacksonian America often seemed to pit those who defended the ideals of liberty against those who asserted power. The author argues that these were serious policy disputes about the future of the Republic and the nature of its society and economy, and they led to intensified public involvement in politics and enduring political parties. His narrative shows how religious revivalism, new waves of immigration, westward expansion, the deeply divisive issue of Afro-American slavery, nascent industrialism, and other socioeconomic forces put strains on America's political framework and, in the end, transformed it.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 255-265.
Includes index.