A Politician Thinking: The Creative Mind of James Madison (The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (673 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806157372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this book, Rakove pushes beyond what Madison thought to examine how he thought, showing that this founder’s political genius lay less in the content of his published writings than in the ways he turned his creative mind to solving real political problems. As Jack N. After discussing Madison’s approach to the challenge of constitutional change, Rakove emphasizes his strikingly modern understanding of legislative deliberation, which he treated as the defining problem of republican government. James Madison presented his most celebrated and studied political ideas in his contributions to The Federalist, the essays that he, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote in 1787–1788 to secure ratification of the U.S. Engaging and accessible, A Politician Thinking offers new insight concerning a key constitutional thinker and the foundations of the American constitutional system. Rakove also addresses Madison’s deliberation about ways to protect the rights of individuals and political minorities from the rule of “factious majorities.” The book closes by tracing how Madison developed strategies for maintaining long-term constitutional stability and adjusting to the new realities of governance under the Constitution. Rakove shows in A Politician Thi
“No one knows more about James Madison than Jack Rakove, and in this lucid and beautifully written book, he explores not only Madison’s political and constitutional theories but, more important, the way in which this creative politician and founder went about formulating those theories. Wood, author of Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789–1815. A remarkable achievement.”—Gordon S