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- The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
summary
One of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution.--New York Times Book Review
"During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic,' this is surely one.--William and Mary Quarterly
"[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--New England Quarterly
"This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven
"During the nearly two decades since its publication, this book has set the pace, furnished benchmarks, and afforded targets for many subsequent studies. If ever a work of history merited the appellation 'modern classic,' this is surely one.--William and Mary Quarterly
"[A] brilliant and sweeping interpretation of political culture in the Revolutionary generation.--New England Quarterly
"This is an admirable, thoughtful, and penetrating study of one of the most important chapters in American history.--Wesley Frank Craven
Table of Contents
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- Preface to the 1998 Edition
- pp. v-xiii
- PART ONE: THE IDEOLOGY OF REVOLUTION
- Chapter II. Republicanism
- pp. 46-90
- Chapter III. Moral Reformation
- pp. 91-124
- PART TWO: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATES
- Chapter IV. The Restructuring of Power
- pp. 127-161
- Chapter V. The Nature of Representation
- pp. 162-196
- PART THREE: THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE LEGISLATURES
- Chapter VII. Law and Contracts
- pp. 259-305
- Chapter VIII. Conventions of the People
- pp. 306-343
- Chapter IX. The Sovereignty of the People
- pp. 344-390
- PART FOUR: THE CRITICAL PERIOD
- Chapter X. Vices of the System
- pp. 393-429
- Chapter XI. Republican Remedies
- pp. 430-468
- PART FIVE: THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
- Chapter XIII. The Federalist Persuasion
- pp. 519-564
- PART SIX: THE REVOLUTIONARY ACHIEVEMENT
- Chapter XV. The American Science of Politics
- pp. 593-618
- A Note on Sources
- pp. 619-628
- Select List of Full Titles
- pp. 629-634
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469603469
Related ISBN(s)
9780807824221, 9780807847237, 9780807899816, 9798890870872
MARC Record
OCLC
966803070
Pages
680
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No