Republican empire
Subtitle: Alexander Hamilton on war and free government
By: Karl-Friedrich Walling.
Series: American political thought
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.; Republicanism -- United States.; War and emergency powers -- United States.
Description: "The republics of Greece and Rome proved incapable of waging war effectively and remaining free at the same time. The record of modern republics is not much more encouraging. How, then, did the United States manage to emerge victorious from the world wars of this century, including the Cold War, and still retain its fundamental liberties?"--BOOK JACKET.

"For Karl-Friedrich Walling, this unprecedented accomplishment was the work of many hands and many generations, but of Alexander Hamilton especially."--BOOK JACKET.

"Hamilton's strategic sobriety led many of his contemporaries to view him as an American Caesar, but this revisionist account calls the conventional "militarist" interpretation of Hamilton into question. Hamilton sought to unite the strength necessary for war with the restraint required by the rule of law, popular consent, and individual rights. In the process, he helped found something new, the world's most durable republican empire."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-339) and index.
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1992) published under title: The political theory of republican empire.