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Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government: A Political Biography
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- Book Title
- Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government: A Poli
- ISBN
- 9781107157361
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107157366
ISBN-13
9781107157361
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235555798
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
348 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government : A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia
Publication Year
2017
Subject
History & Theory, General, Presidents & Heads of State
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2017-006691
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'Gish and Klinghard make their case thoroughly, drawing on in-depth knowledge of the scholarship on Notes, Enlightenment science and scientific polemics, and the political history of the United States in the years they say constitute the book's political biography. The benefit of their serious, thoughtful, imaginative scholarship becomes evident in the culminating section on Jefferson and Madison, perhaps the most thought provoking and thus rewarding section of the book.' David Tucker, The Review of Politics
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
975.503092
Table Of Content
Introduction; Part I. Origins and Influences: 1. The composition history of Jefferson's Notes; 2. The formal structure of Jefferson's Notes; Part II. Interpretation: 3. Reading the Notes, part I nature; 4. Reading the Notes, part II cautious philosophy; 5. Reading the Notes, part III peoples and constitutions; 6. Reading the Notes, part IV Republican reforms; Part III. Publication and Reception: 7. The publication history of Jefferson's Notes; 8. Jefferson, Adams, and the view of rebellion from abroad; 9. Jefferson, Madison, and Republican constitutionalism; Conclusion.
Synopsis
This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors argue that Jefferson intended his Notes to be read by a wide audience, especially in America, in order to help shape constitutional debates in the critical period of the 1780s. Jefferson, through his determined publication and distribution of his Notes even while serving as American ambassador in Paris, thus brought his own constitutional and political thought into the public sphere - and at times into conflict with the writings of John Adams and James Madison, stimulating a debate over the proper form of Republican constitutionalism that still reverberates in American political thought., Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia blended Biblical language with Enlightenment science to influence American political thought. In this thorough analysis of the Notes, backed up by Jefferson's personal correspondence, the authors argue that the work was intended for a wide audience and to shape constitutional debate in the critical 1780s.
LC Classification Number
F230
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