The Federalist papers
By: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay ; edited by and with an Introduction by Michael A. Genovese.
Contributors: Genovese, Michael A.; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.; Madison, James, 1751-1836.; Jay, John, 1745-1829.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780230621909
Subjects: Constitutional history -- United States -- Sources; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789
Genres: Sources
Work titles: Federalist.
Description: This book is distinctive because it will be a political science oriented introduction to The Federalist Papers. As most of the editions have introductions by historians, and some of them quite good, there is no readily available edition with a political science focus. Such a focus would not ignore the historical dimensions of the founding and that particular era, but would supplement this historical background with a concentration on the key questions political scientists tend to ask when reading and teaching The Federalist Papers. Questions of power, separation, blending, federalism, and structural design and how they impact the practice of government, questions we political scientists ask, will be the central feature of this edition. The primary audience for this edition would be courses in American Political Thought, American Government (most of which include components of the Federalist Papers) plus courses on the Presidency, Congress, The Judiciary, and Federalism.