The Other Founders : Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828
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| Title: | The Other Founders : Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 |
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| 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. |
| Authors: | Saul Cornell |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Dissenters--United States--History--18th century, Dissenters--United States--History--19th century, Constitutional history--United States, Federal government--United States--History--18th century, Federal government--United States--History--19th century |
| Categories: | HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISBN: | 9780807825037 9780807839218 9780807847862 9781469601212 9798890870896 |
