Alexander Hamilton and the political order : an interpretation of his political thought & practice

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Alexander Hamilton and the political order : an interpretation of his political thought & practice

Morton J. Frisch

University Press of America, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-118)

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This study examines Hamilton's political thought with a view to his effort of making the American regime function more effectively than it had under the Articles of Confederation. Contents: Revolutionary Leadership and the Problem of Power; Hamilton's Plan of Government and the Resuscitation of Republicanism; Hamilton's Understanding of the American Constitution; Jefferson's Understanding of the American Constitution; Hamilton's Report on Manufactures and Political Philosophy; Hamiltonian Statesmanship and the Washington Presidency; The Political Thought of Hamilton's Statesmanship; The Peculiar Distinctiveness of the American Constitution; Appendix: The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and the Crisis of the Constitution.

Table of Contents

  • Revolutionary leadership and the problem of power
  • Hamilton's plan of government and the resuscitation of republicanism
  • Hamilton's understanding of the American Constitution
  • Jefferson' understanding of the American Constitution
  • Hamilton's report on manufactures and political philosophy
  • Hamiltonian statesmanship and the Washington Presidency
  • the political thought of Hamilton's statesmanship
  • the peculiar distinctiveness of the American Constitution. Appendix: the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and the crisis of the Constitution.

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