Roots of American Politics - From Antiquity to the Early Republic

This book examines the ways in which American habits and politics replaced the traditional European republican canon.

List of contents

1. Electoral Procedures of Antiquity 2. Medieval Stirrings 3. City Republics in Medieval Italy 4. The Great Detour 5. Experiments in Early America 6. The Republican Procedural Tradition and Philadelphia 7. Two Consequences of Philadelphia 8. Aftermath Conclusion

About the author

John Frederick Martin received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Harvard University. His current affiliation is The Bancroft Group, LP, founded in 1989. He has worked in the White House as a speechwriter and in three presidential campaigns. His published works include Profits in the Wilderness: Entrepreneurship and the Founding of New England Towns in the Seventeenth Century (1991) (Pulitzer history finalist in 1992); Civil Rights and the Crisis of Liberalism: The Democratic Party 1945-1976 (1979); and "Fixing the Presidential Nominating System: Past and Present" (2018).

Summary

This book examines the ways in which American habits and politics replaced the traditional European republican canon.

Product details

• Authors: John Frederick Martin, Martin John Frederick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032906522
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3290652-2
• No. of pages: 434
• Series: Perspectives on Early America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, American War of Independence