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The Federalist: With Letters of Brutus

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Federalist: With Letters of Brutus
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alexander Hamilton
By (author) James Madison
By (author) John Jay
Edited by Terence Ball
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:640
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9780521806503
ClassificationsDewey:342.73029
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 May 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly-drafted American constitution. To understand the debate properly requires attention to opposing Antifederalist arguments against the Constitution, and this new and authoritative student-friendly edition presents in full all eighty-five Federalist papers written by the pseudonymous 'Publius' (Hamilton, Madison, and Jay), along with the sixteen letters of 'Brutus', the prominent but still unknown New York Antifederalist who was Publius's most formidable foe. Each is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and US Constitution, making the reader acutely aware of the cut-and-thrust of debate in progress. The distinguished political theorist Terence Ball provides all of the standard series editorial features, including brief biographies and notes for further reading, making this the most accessible rendition ever of a classic of political thought in action.

Author Biography

Formerly Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota and visiting professor at UC San Diego and Oxford, Terence Ball now teaches political theory at Arizona State University. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, and has edited the political writings of James Mill and (with Joyce Appleby) Thomas Jefferson for the series of Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought.