Let the Advice Be Good: A Defense of Madison's Democratic Nationalism

by William B. Allen

Book Overview

Building upon the thesis that James Madison's political philosophy can be articulated without excuses made for his "separation" from Alexander Hamilton or his "dependence" on Thomas Jefferson, this book structures an account of Madison's response to conditions of democratic opinion in a large nation-state. Allen defends Madison's claim that his consistent approach can alone sustain the union of heterogeneous elements within the United States. At the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081919154X
• ISBN13: 9780819191540
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.