American politics in the early republic: the new nation in crisis / James Roger Sharp
1993, 1st Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #348923
ISBN: 0300055307
Physical description: x, 365 pages. Contents: The breakdown of elite consensus, 1789 to 1792. George Washington and the new nation; Disappointed expectations: The failure of elite consensus -- The polarization of the elite, 1792 to 1798. The election of 1792: Gappling with the concept of representation; The French Revolution and the awakening of the democratic spirit; Threats to the Union; The Jay Treaty; The election of 1796; The war crisis and the Alien and Sedition Acts -- The crisis of Union, 1798 to 1801. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions: Making a refuge for the oppressed; 1799: Virginia versus the Hamiltonian Federalists and the fears of armed conflict; The election of 1800; Electoral gridlock: the crisis of 1801. Subjects: Politics and government. United States Politics and government Constitutional period, 1789-1809. United States History 1789-1809.
Price: €32.00