Party On!: Political Parties from Hamilton and Jefferson to Trump

by Matthew R. Kerbel, John Kenneth White, Matthew Kerbel

Book Overview

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson laid the foundations for today's political debates between Democrats and Republicans. Hamilton believed that freedom must be married with a strong central government and especially an energetic president, while Jefferson believed freedom derived from local civic virtues. Throughout history, Democrats and Republicans have chosen sides in this eternal debate-and sometimes even changed sides. Today, those debates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138103055
• ISBN13: 9781138103054
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 22.7" x 8.9"