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Foreword vii Acknowledgments xi Some Explanatory Notes: Places, People, and Politics during the War of 1812 xiii ChapterOne Introduction 1 PIETRO S. NIVOLA and PETER J. KASTOR ChapterTwo The “Party War” of 1812: Yesterday’s Lessons for Today’s Partisan Politics 8 PIETRO S. NIVOLA ChapterThree The War of 1812 and the Rise of American Military Power 36 STEPHEN BUDIANSKY ChapterFour Dual Nationalisms: Legacies of the War of 1812 67 ALAN TAYLOR ChapterFive James Madison, Presidential Power, and Civil Liberties in the War of 1812 97 BENJAMIN WITTES and RITIKA SINGH ChapterSix The War over Federalism: The Constitutional Battles in the War of 1812 122 PETER J. KASTOR Contributors 153 Index 155 Contents 00-2414-8 fm.indd 5 9/12/12 2:17 PM 00-2414-8 fm.indd 6 9/12/12 2:17 PM ...

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