| The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 Contributor(s): Cornell, Saul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807847860 ISBN-13: 9780807847862 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North C OUR PRICE: $45.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: Reconsiders the role that Anti-Federalists played during the debate over ratification of the Constitution and traces their political legacy in the half-century that followed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Political Science | Constitutions - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 320.473 |
| LCCN: 99013685 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (1.18 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cornell, Saul: - Saul Cornell is associate professor of history at Ohio State University in Columbus. |