Interpreting the founding
Subtitle: guide to the enduring debates over the origins and foundations of the American republic
By: Alan Gibson
Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Series: American political thought; American political thought
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780700617050; 9780700617067
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-212) and index.
Table of contents: title: The center will no longer hold; title: The progressive interpretation; title: The liberal tradition; title: The tunnel history of republicanism; title: The Scottish conversation; title: The multiple traditions approach; title: "From the bottom up" : feminine, forgotten, and forced founders; title: The American founding in geopolitical context : the "federal interpretation" or "unionist paradigm".