James Madison and Constitutional Imperfection
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2015
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-12160-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-12160-7 (ISBN)
This book presents a provocative account of James Madison's political thought by focusing on Madison's treatment of the problem of constitutional imperfection. Its repositioning of Madison's political thought will be of interest to specialists in American political thought, historians of the early republic, as well as students of constitutional identity.
This book presents a provocative account of James Madison's political thought by focusing on Madison's lifelong encounter with the enduring problem of constitutional imperfection. In particular, it emphasizes Madison's alliance with Thomas Jefferson, liberating it from those long-standing accounts of Madisonian constitutionalism that emphasize deliberation by elites and constitutional veneration. Contrary to much of the scholarship, this book shows that Madison was aware of the limits of the inventions of political science and held a far more subtle understanding of the possibility of constitutional government than has been recognized. By repositioning Madison as closer to Jefferson and the Revolution of 1800, this book offers a reinterpretation of one of the central figures of the early republic.
This book presents a provocative account of James Madison's political thought by focusing on Madison's lifelong encounter with the enduring problem of constitutional imperfection. In particular, it emphasizes Madison's alliance with Thomas Jefferson, liberating it from those long-standing accounts of Madisonian constitutionalism that emphasize deliberation by elites and constitutional veneration. Contrary to much of the scholarship, this book shows that Madison was aware of the limits of the inventions of political science and held a far more subtle understanding of the possibility of constitutional government than has been recognized. By repositioning Madison as closer to Jefferson and the Revolution of 1800, this book offers a reinterpretation of one of the central figures of the early republic.
Jeremy D. Bailey is the Ross M. Lence Distinguished Teaching Chair at the University of Houston, where he holds a dual appointment in the Department of Political Science and the Honors College. He is the author of Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power and co-author of The Contested Removal Power, 1789–2010.
1. Madison and constitutional imperfection; 2. Appeals to tradition; 3. Appeals to elites; 4. Public opinion before parties; 5. The turn to public opinion; 6. Appeals to the people; 7. Appeals to text and history; 8. 'Take care of me when dead'.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.9.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Tables, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 430 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-12160-4 / 1107121604 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-12160-7 / 9781107121607 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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