Political Philosophy and Rhetoric - A Study of the Origins of American Party Politics

Klappentext This book analyses the origins of modern party politics in America. Zusammenfassung This book analyses the origins of modern party politics in America. Dr Zvesper argues that the partisan conflict between Federalists and Republicans in the 1790s was not merely an interesting historical sequel to the American Revolution and the framing of the Constitution! but was a confrontation of two of the fundamental alternatives of modern political philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Party government and party politics; Part I. The Federalist Project: 2. The Federalist science of politics; 3. The confidence of unchallenged Federalism; Part II. The Origins of Party Politics: 4. The Federalist practice of politics and the origins of the Republican party, 1789-92; Part III. The Republican Persuasion: 5. The idealism of the Republican challenge; 6. Principles and rhetoric in the critical elections of 1793-1800; 7. Party politics and party government.

Product details

• Authors: Zvesper John, John Zvesper, John (University of East Anglia) Zvesper
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521107440
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10744-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics; Cambridge Studies in the Histo; Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government