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Patrick Henry-Onslow Debate

Liberty and Republicanism in American Political Thought

Herausgeber: Cheek, H. Lee; Roberts, Carey M.; Busick, Sean R.

Beschreibung

In 1826 Americans witnessed the spectacle of President John Quincy Adams and Vice-President John C. Calhoun taking to the press to debate the nature of power and liberty under the pseudonyms "Patrick Henry" and "Onslow". In the course of this exchange some of the most salient issues within American politics and liberty are debated, including the nature of political order, democracy, and the diffusion of political power.

Autor

H. Lee Cheek, Jr. is chair of the Social Science Division and professor of political science at East Georgia State College, and a senior fellow of the Alexander Hamilton Institute. His books include Calhoun and Popular Rule and Order and Legitimacy. Sean Busick is associate professor of history at Athens State University and past president of the William Gilmore Simms Society. He is the author of A Sober Desire for History: William Gilmore Simms as Historian and The Founding of the American Republic. Carey Roberts is associate professor of history and coordinator of university assessment at Arkansas Tech University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 353g
• ISBN-13: 9780739120781
• ISBN-10: 0739120786
• Artikelnr.: 39111950