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The Other Founders: Anti-federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Other FoundersFear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history. The struggle over the U.S. Constitution in 1788 pitted the Federalists, supporters of a stronger central government, against the Anti-Federalists, the champions of a more localist vision of politics. But, argues Saul Cornell, while the Federalists may have won the battle over ratification, it is the ideas of the Anti-Federalists t...
Full description- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Published: 30 September 1999
- Format: Paperback 352 pages
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- Categories: Political Science & Theory | Constitution: Government & The State | Demonstrations & Protest Movements | History Of The Americas | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700 | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900
- ISBN 13: 9780807847862 ISBN 10: 0807847860
- Sales rank: 755,866
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Full description for The Other Founders
Fear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history. The struggle over the U.S. Constitution in 1788 pitted the Federalists, supporters of a stronger central government, against the Anti-Federalists, the champions of a more localist vision of politics. But, argues Saul Cornell, while the Federalists may have won the battle over ratification, it is the ideas of the Anti-Federalists that continue to define the soul of American politics.While no Anti-Federalist party emerged after ratification, Anti-Federalism continued to help define the limits of legitimate dissent within the American constitutional tradition for decades. Anti-Federalist ideas also exerted an important influence on Jeffersonianism and Jacksonianism. Exploring the full range of Anti-Federalist thought, Cornell illustrates its continuing relevance in the politics of the early Republic.A new look at the Anti-Federalists is particularly timely given the recent revival of interest in this once neglected group, notes Cornell. Now widely reprinted, Anti-Federalist writings are increasingly quoted by legal scholars and cited in Supreme Court decisions--clear proof that their authors are now counted among the ranks of America's founders.
