A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State

A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State
ISBN-10
0198033958
ISBN-13
9780198033950
Category
Constitutional history
Pages
553
Language
English
Published
2003-08
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Max M. Edling

Description

Edling argues that during the US Constitutional debates, the Federalists were concerned with building a state able to act vigorously in defence of US national interests. The Constitution was their promise of the benefits of government without its costs. They proposed statecraft rather than central authority as the solution to governing.

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