James Madison

Klappentext "James Madison: Philosopher! Founder! and Statesman" presents fresh scholarship on the philosophical statesman who served as the nation's fourth president and who is often called both the father of the U.S. Constitution and the father of the Bill of Rights. These essays by historians and political scientists from the United States and abroad focus on six distinct aspects of Madison's life and work: his personality and development as a statesman; his work at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and contributions to larger constitutional design; his advocacy for the adoption of the Bill of Rights; his controversial role as a party leader; his presidency; and his life after leaving office. Zusammenfassung Presents scholarship on the philosophical statesman who served as the nation's fourth president and who is often called both the father of the US Constitution and the father of the Bill of Rights.

Autorentext
John R. Vile is a professor of political science and chair of the Department of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University. William D. Pederson is a professor of political science at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Frank J. Williams is chief justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. He is one of the world's most eminent scholars of Abraham Lincoln and has published widely.

Klappentext
"James Madison: Philosopher, Founder, and Statesman" presents fresh scholarship on the philosophical statesman who served as the nation's fourth president and who is often called both the father of the U.S. Constitution and the father of the Bill of Rights. These essays by historians and political scientists from the United States and abroad focus on six distinct aspects of Madison's life and work: his personality and development as a statesman; his work at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and contributions to larger constitutional design; his advocacy for the adoption of the Bill of Rights; his controversial role as a party leader; his presidency; and his life after leaving office.


Zusammenfassung
Presents scholarship on the philosophical statesman who served as the nation's fourth president and who is often called both the father of the US Constitution and the father of the Bill of Rights.

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