The Federalist Papers
$37.21
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2003
Summary
Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, The Federalist Papers had the immediate practical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American political theory. Acclaimed by Thomas Jefferson as ‘the best commentary on the principles of government which ever …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140444955 |
| Author: | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Isaac Kramnick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 382g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 32mm |
About The Author
James Madison
Isaac Kramnick is Professor of Government at Cornell and introduced the new edition of Democracy in America for Penguin Classics.
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