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PublisherMercer University Press

ISBN-10088146287X

ISBN-139780881462876

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Number of Pages280 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLiberty, State and Union : the Political Theory of Thomas Jefferson

SubjectGeneral

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science

AuthorLuigi Marco Bassani

FormatTrade Paperback

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisAuthor of the Declaration of Independence, diplomat in France, leader of the opposition to the Federalists in the 1790s, president of the United States from 1801 to 1809, critical conscience of the country until his death on July 4, 1826, Thomas Jefferson is the most widely studied, fascinating and genuinely representative Founding Father of the entire age, a classical liberal "philosopher-king" that America produced in the birth throes of the Republic. Bassani surveys Jefferson's views in the twofold articulation-the rights of man and state's rights-that represents the core of all his political ideas. While recent scholarship on the subject tends to portray a union devotee, non individualistic, anti property rights Jefferson, with possible communitarian, if not even protosocialist undertones, this work will do Jefferson justice. After careful examination of his political theory, the readers will recognise the third president as a champion of limited government, natural rights, and antagonism of the states towards interference by federal powers., Explores Thomas Jefferson's views in a twofold articulation - the rights of man and state's rights - that represents the core of all his political ideas. While recent scholarship on the subject tends to portray a union devotee, non-individualistic, anti-property rights Jefferson, with possible communitarian undertones, this work will do him justice. After careful examination of his political theory, readers will recognise the third president as a champion of limited government, natural rights, and antagonism of the states towards interference by federal powers., Author of the Declaration of Independence, diplomat in France, leader of the opposition to the Federalists, president of the United States, critical conscience of the country, Thomas Jefferson is the most widely studied, fascinating and genuinely representative founding father of the entire age, a classical liberal philosopher-king that America produced in the birth throes of the republic. Basani surveys Jefferson's views in the twofold articulation the rights of man and state's rights that represents the core of all his political ideas. While recent scholarship on the subject tend to portray a union devotee, non-individualistic, anti-property rights Jefferson, with communitarian, if not even proto-socialist undertones, this work will do Jefferson justice. After careful examination of his political theory, the readers will recognize Jefferson as a champion of limited government, natural rights, and antagonism of the states towards interference by federal powers.