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James Madison and Constitutional Imperfection

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James Madison and Constitutional Imperfection

This book presents a provocative account of James Madison's political thought by focusing on Madison's lifelong encounter with the enduring problem of constitutional imperfection. In particular, it emphasizes Madison's alliance with Thomas Jefferson, liberating it from those longstanding accounts of Madisonian constitutionalism that emphasize deliberation by elites and constitutional veneration. Contrary to much of the scholarship, this book shows that Madison was aware of the limits of the inventions of political science and held a far more subtle understanding of the possibility of constitutional government than has been recognized. By repositioning Madison as closer to Jefferson and the Revolution of 1800, this book offers a reinterpretation of one of the central figures of the early republic.

Country	USA
Author	Jeremy D. Bailey
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781107547421
Edition	1
ISBN	1107547423
Label	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
MPN	1 table
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	192
PartNumber	1 table
PublicationDate	2015-09-09
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
ReleaseDate	2015-11-12
Studio	Cambridge University Press

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