{"product_id":"affairs-of-honor-national-politics-in-the-new-republic-9780300097559","title":"Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA major reassessment of American political culture in the days of Jefferson, Hamilton, and Burr \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] landmark study of Hamilton and the founders.\"--Jeff Sharlet, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Demands the attention of everyone with a serious interest in the history of American politics.\"--Pauline Maier, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this extraordinary book, Joanne Freeman offers a major reassessment of political culture in the early years of the American republic. By exploring both the public actions and private papers of key figures such as Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and Alexander Hamilton, Freeman reveals an alien and profoundly unstable political world grounded on the code of honor. In the absence of a party system and with few examples to guide America's experiment in republican governance, the rituals and rhetoric of honor provided ground rules for political combat. Gossip, print warfare, and dueling were tools used to jostle for status and form alliances in an otherwise unstructured political realm. These political weapons were all deployed in the tumultuous presidential election of 1800--an event that nearly toppled the new republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By illuminating this culture of honor, Freeman offers new understandings of some of the most perplexing events of early American history, including the notorious duel between Burr and Hamilton. A major reconsideration of early American politics, \u003ci\u003eAffairs of Honor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a profoundly human look at the anxieties and political realities of leaders struggling to define themselves and their role in the new nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2362884\"\u003eJoanne B. Freeman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 4.96w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300097559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300097557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC002010\"\u003eAnthropology | Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036030\"\u003eUnited States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne B. Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Yale University. She recently appeared in the PBS \u003ci\u003eAmerican Experience \u003c\/i\u003edocumentary\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"The Duel,\" exploring the fatal 1804 clash between Burr and Hamilton. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eAlexander Hamilton: Writings, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by the Library of America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44702561206509,"sku":"9780300097559","price":31.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_753f37d6-d99a-4014-b95c-eece2c00d8aa.jpg?v=1703889623","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/affairs-of-honor-national-politics-in-the-new-republic-9780300097559","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}