The Elusive Republic - (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo) by Drew R McCoy (Paperback)
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- By investigating eighteenth-century social and economic thought -- an intellectual world with its own vocabulary, concepts, and assumptions -- Drew McCoy smoothly integrates the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era.
- About the Author: Drew R. McCoy, Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History at Clark University, is author of The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy.
- 278 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo
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Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian AmericaBook Synopsis
By investigating eighteenth-century social and economic thought -- an intellectual world with its own vocabulary, concepts, and assumptions -- Drew McCoy smoothly integrates the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.From the Back Cover
By investigating eighteenth-century social and economic thought - an intellectual world with its own concepts, and assumptions - Drew McCoy smoothly integrates the history of ideas and the history of public policy in the Jeffersonian era.Review Quotes
"An imaginative and well-written book that will be necessary reading for all American historians concerned with the post-Revolutionary period." -- Journal of Economic History
"McCoy has both enlarged our understanding of early American history and given us a perspective from which to see the deficiencies of the republic today." -- Virginia Quarterly Review
"McCoy's study of the contradictions and ambivalence of republican economic thought makes an important contribution to our understanding the Revolutionary era. . . . The Elusive Republic offers insights into the complex relationships between ideology and social change, between tradition and modernity." -- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
"This superbly crafted book is both a literary treat and necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand America's Revolutionary era. . . . Filled with insights that a summary cannot begin to mention and argued with uncommon force, economy, and grace, this volume adds a new dimension to the evolving reinterpretation of the revolutionary vision of the 1770s." -- Journal of American History
About the Author
Drew R. McCoy, Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History at Clark University, is author of The Last of the Fathers: James Madison and the Republican Legacy.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 278
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
Theme: 19th Century
Format: Paperback
Author: Drew R McCoy
Language: English
Street Date: September 9, 1996
TCIN: 1001840083
UPC: 9780807846162
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-2407
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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