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Author Read, James H., 1958-

Title Majority rule versus consensus : the political thought of John C. Calhoun / James H. Read.

Imprint Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2009.

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 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  973.4 C128Dr 2009    ---  Available
Description xi, 276 p. ; 24 cm.
Series American political thought
American political thought.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Calhoun and the legacies of Jefferson and Madison -- Calhoun's political economy and the ideal of sectional reciprocity -- Calhoun's constitution, federal union, and slavery -- Calhoun's defense of slavery -- Calhoun's consensus model of government -- Contemporary divided societies and the minority veto -- Conclusion.
Subject Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Consensus (Social sciences) -- United States.
Majorities.
Slave trade -- United States.
Slavery -- United States -- History.
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
ISBN 0700616357 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700616350 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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