A revolution in favor of government : origins of the U.S. Constitution and the making of the American state /
Edling argues that during the US Constitutional debates, the Federalists were concerned with building a state able to act vigorously in defence of US national interests. The Constitution was their promise of the benefits of government without its costs. They proposed statecraft rather than central a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Edling argues that during the US Constitutional debates, the Federalists were concerned with building a state able to act vigorously in defence of US national interests. The Constitution was their promise of the benefits of government without its costs. They proposed statecraft rather than central authority as the solution to governing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-314) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198033950 0198033958 1423763262 9781423763260 9780195148701 0195148703 9780199835096 0199835098 |