Stuart Leibiger (Editor)A Companion to James Madison and James MonroeWiley-Blackwell, August 2012, 608 p., ISBN:978-0-470-65522-1, £130.00 / €156.00This price is valid for France. Change location to view local pricing and availability. Other Available Formats: E-book
Présentation éditeurA Companion to James Madison and James Monroe features essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents.Provides historians and students of history with a wealth of new insights into the lives and achievements of two of America’s most accomplished statesmen, James Madison and James MonroeFeatures 32 state-of-the field historiographic essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidentsSynthesizes the latest findings, and offers new insights based on original research into primary sourcesAddresses topics that readers often want to learn more about, such as Madison and slavery
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction, Stuart Leibiger
James Madison’s Political Thought: The Ideas of an Acting Politician, Jack N. Rakove
James Madison’s Journey to an “Honorable and Useful Profession, ” 1751–1780, Paul Douglas Newman
James Madison, 1780–1787: Nationalism and Political Reform, Adam Tate
James Madison and the Grand Convention: “The Great Difficulty of Representation”, Gordon Lloyd and Christopher Burkett
James Madison and the Ratification of the Constitution: A Triumph Over Adversity, Kevin R. C. Gutzman
James Madison in The Federalist: Elucidating “The Particular Structure of this Government”, Michael Zuckert
James Madison, Republican Government, and the Formation of the Bill of Rights: “Bound by Every Motive of Prudence”, Alan Gibson
James Madison in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789–1797: America’s First Congressional Floor Leader, Carey Roberts
James Madison and the National Gazette Essays: The Birth of a Party Politician, Denver Brunsman
James Madison, the Virginia Resolutions, and the Philosophy of Modern American Democracy, Garrett Ward Sheldon
James Madison’s Secretary of State Years, 1801–1809: Successes and Failures in Foreign Relations, Mary Hackett
President James Madison’s Domestic Policies, 1809–1817: Jeffersonian Factionalism and the Beginnings of American Nationalism, Aaron N. Coleman
President James Madison and Foreign Affairs, 1809–1817: Years of Principle and Peril, David J. Siemers
James Madison’s Retirement, 1817–1836: Engaging the Republican Past, Present, and Future, James H. Read
James Madison and George Washington: The Indispensable Man’s Indispensable Man, Stuart Leibiger
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson: A “Friendship Which Was For Life”, Jeffry H. Morrison
James and Dolley Madison and the Quest for Unity, Catherine Allgor
James Madison and Montpelier: The Rhythms of Rural Life, David B. Mattern
James Madison and the Dilemma of American Slavery, Jeff Broadwater
James Monroe’s Political Thought: The People the Sovereigns, Arthur Scherr
James Monroe, 1758–1783: Student and Soldier of the American Revolution, Daniel Preston
James Monroe and the Confederation, 1781–1789: The Making of a Virginia Statesman, Robert W. Smith
James Monroe in the 1790s: A Republican Leader, William M. Ferraro
James Monroe as Governor of Virginia and Diplomat Abroad, 1799–1810: A Revolution of Principles and the Triumph of Pragmatism, David A. Nichols
James Monroe as Secretary of State and Secretary of War, 1809–1817: Toward Republican Strategic Sobriety, MackubinThomas Owens
James Monroe, James Madison, and the War of 1812: A Difficult Interlude, J.C.A. Stagg
President James Monroe’s Domestic Policies, 1817–1825: “To Advance the Best Interests of Our Union”, Michael J. McManus
President James Monroe and Foreign Affairs, 1817–1825: An Enduring Legacy, Sandra Moats
The Domestic Life of James Monroe: The Man at Home, Meghan C. Budinger
James Monroe and Thomas Jefferson: Republican Government and the British Challenge to America, 1780–1826, Michael Schwarz
James Monroe and James Madison: Republican Partners, Brook Poston
James Madison and James Monroe Historiography: A Tale of Two Divergent Bodies of Scholarship, Peter Daniel Haworth
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