The Politics of Size: Representation in the United States, 1776-1850

by Rosemarie Zagarri

Book Overview

After the Revolution, Americans faced the challenge of expanding representative government throughout an extensive territory. The complex process of adapting republicanism to a vast area generated many conflicts over representation in both states and the nation--conflicts that produced a division between the large states and the small states. Using concepts of historical geography, Rosemarie Zagarri examines how Americans' notions about space influenced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801476399
• ISBN13: 9780801476396
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher