A Revolution in Favor of Government:: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State - Edling, Max. M (Research Fellow and University Lecturer, Uppsala University and Visiting Fellow, Department of History, Cornell University, Research Fellow and University Lecturer, Uppsala University and Visiting Fellow, Department of History, Cornell Uni - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780195148701 - October 9, 2003
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A Revolution in Favor of Government:: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State

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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.


347 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 9, 2003
ISBN13 9780195148701
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Pages 352
Dimensions 150 × 240 × 25 mm   ·   686 g
Language English  

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