Liberty and Power The Politics of Jacksonian America \ Harry L. Watson

By:

Watson, Harry L

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: USA : Hill and Wang 1990 Edition: 1Description: 275 pContent type:

texto

Media type:

no mediado

Carrier type:

volumen

ISBN:

0374521964

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973.56 W3371

Contents:

1. Acknoledgments 2. Introduction 3. The Great Body of the People 4. Republican Theory And Practice 5. A Corrupt Bargain 6. ´Our Federal Union. It Must Be Preserved´ 7. Killing the Monster 8. National Parties and Local Politics 9. Van Buren, Harrison and Tyler 10. The Second American Party System 11. Essay on Sources 12. Index

Abstract: As an engaging and persuasive survey of American public life from 1816 to 1848, Harry L. Watson´s Liberty and Power remains a landmark achievement. Now updated to address twenty-five years of new scholarship, the book brilliantly interprets the exciting political landscape that was the age of Jackson-a time that saw the rise of strong political parties and an increased popular involvement in national politics. In this enduring and impressive work, Watson examines the tension between liberty and power that both characterized the period and formed part of its historical legacy.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Libros	Biblioteca UHEMISFERIOS GEOGRAFÍA E HISTORIA	973.56 W3371 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Ej.1	Available	Acervo General de Libros		24203

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As an engaging and persuasive survey of American public life from 1816 to 1848, Harry L. Watson´s Liberty and Power remains a landmark achievement. Now updated to address twenty-five years of new scholarship, the book brilliantly interprets the exciting political landscape that was the age of Jackson-a time that saw the rise of strong political parties and an increased popular involvement in national politics. In this enduring and impressive work, Watson examines the tension between liberty and power that both characterized the period and formed part of its historical legacy.

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