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The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy. Republicanism, the Class Struggle, and the Virtuous Farmer.
Adair, Douglass G.. Ed(S): Yellin, Mark E.
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Hardback. Written in 1943, this work has been called a seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The author offers a critique of economic determinism with emphasis on the influence of ideology on the "Founders of Jeffersonian Democracy". Editor(s): Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy, available for the first time in this Lexington Books edition, is Douglass Adair's first major work of historical inquiry. Adair was a mentor to many of the nation's leading scholars and has long been admired for his original and profound observations about the founding of the American republic. Written in 1943, The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy has been praised widely as the seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The passage of time has not dulled Adair's arguments; instead, his critique of economic determinism, his emphasis on the influence of ideology on ... Read more
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy, available for the first time in this Lexington Books edition, is Douglass Adair's first major work of historical inquiry. Adair was a mentor to many of the nation's leading scholars and has long been admired for his original and profound observations about the founding of the American republic. Written in 1943, The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy has been praised widely as the seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The passage of time has not dulled Adair's arguments; instead, his critique of economic determinism, his emphasis on the influence of ideology on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739101247
SKU
V9780739101247
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About Adair, Douglass G.. Ed(S): Yellin, Mark E.
Douglass G. Adair was Professor of History at the College of William and Mary and Claremont Graduate School. He was the editor of the William and Mary Quarterly in the 1940s and 1950s, during which time he led the journal to the prominence it enjoys today. Mark E. Yellin teaches at North Carolina State University. He has been a contributor ... Read more
Reviews for The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy. Republicanism, the Class Struggle, and the Virtuous Farmer.
Adair drew people to him because he quickened the imagination of all those around him. You left his presence with images and ideas buzzing, feeling yourself more alive just for sharing a few minutes with him. . . . When early Americanists decided that virtue was the principal concern of the founding generation, I realized that he had anticipated their ... Read more