Alin Fumurescu (University of Houston), Anna Marisa Schoen (University of Houston)

Foundations of American Political Thought

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This reader explores the unique combination of theoretical influences - republicanism, liberalism, and covenant theology - that shaped American political thought during the founding. Each chapter combines carefully selected primary sources and substantial commentary that explains the historical context and significance of the excerpts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 419
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 790g
• ISBN-13: 9781108733557
• ISBN-10: 1108733557
• Artikelnr.: 67829758

Autorenporträt

Alin Fumurescu is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - The People's Two Bodies
2. Republicanism - The People 'Is'
3. Liberalism - The People 'Are'
4. The Puritans - The Bi-Dimensional Covenant
5. Independence - The Negative Founding
6. The Positive Founding (I): One People or Several Peoples? 7. The Positive Founding (II) - The People as One and Many
8. The Whole and the Parties
9. People That Were Left Behind
10. The United States 'Is'.