The Elusive Republic - Political Economy in Jeffersonian America

By investigating eighteenth-century social and economic thought--an intellectual world with its own vocabulary, concepts, and assumptions--Drew McCoy smoothly integrates the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.

About the author

Drew R. McCoy, Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History at Clark University, is author of The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy.

Summary

The author of this study investigates 18th-century social and economic thought - an intellectual world with its own vocabulary, concepts and assumptions - integrating the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era.

Product details

• Authors: Drew R McCoy, Drew R. McCoy, Drew R. McCoyo
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1996
• EAN: 9780807846162
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-4616-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 459 g
• Series: Published for the Omohundro In; Published for the Omohundro In
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries