J S Maloy

The Colonial American Origins of Modern Democratic Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the profound impact of seventeenth-century American political thought on modern democratic ideas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780521514385
• ISBN-10: 052151438X
• Artikelnr.: 24927345

Autorenporträt

J. S. Maloy is Associate Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma State University, where he teaches courses in political theory and American constitutional law and writes on a wide range of topics in the history of political thought. He was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and educated at Brown University, the University of Cambridge and Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: accountability and democratic theory
2. Radical trust and accountability in the seventeenth century
3. Fidelity and accountability in Virginia and Bermuda
4. Politics and ecclesiastics in Plymouth and Massachusetts
5. Constitutional conflict and political argument at Boston
6. Democratic constitutionalism in Connecticut and Rhode Island
7. Conclusion: anglophone radicalism and popular control.