Mind of James Madison
Subtitle: The Legacy of Classical Republicanism
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781107029477
Subjects: Madison, james, 1751-1836; Republicanism; Representative government and representation; Political science, united states; United states, politics and government, 1783-1865
Description: "This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James Madison the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore underappreciated 1791 'Notes on Government,' Madison's scholarly contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American scholar of politics and republicanism--and, in the process, to discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great experiment in self-government known as the American republic."--Book jacket.