The Mind of James Madison: The Legacy of Classical Republicanism

This book provides a compelling and incisive portrait of James Madison the scholar and political philosopher. Through extensive historical research and analysis of Madison's heretofore underappreciated 1791 "Notes on Government," Madison's scholarly contributions are cast in a new light, yielding a richer, more comprehensive understanding of his political thought than ever before. Tracing Madison's intellectual investigations of republics and philosophers, both ancient and modern, this book invites the reader to understand the pioneering ideas of the greatest American scholar of politics and republicanism - and, in the process, to discover anew the vast possibilities and potential of that great experiment in self-government known as the American republic.

Author: Colleen A. Sheehan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/25/2017
Pages: 293
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d
ISBN13: 9781108404983
ISBN10: 1108404987
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- History | United States | 19th Century