The Jay Treaty Debate, Public Opinion, and the Evolution of Early American Political Culture

von Todd Estes

280 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book examines the changing role of popular politics in the early republic. During the mid-1790s, citizens of the newly formed United States became embroiled in a divisive debate over a proposed commercial treaty with Great Britain. Long regarded as a pivotal event in the history of the early republic, the controversy pitted pro-treaty Federalists against anti-treaty Jeffersonian Republicans. Yet, as Todd Estes argues in this perceptive study, the year-long debate over the ratification of the Jay Treaty represented more than a clash over foreign policy between two nascent political parties. It also marked a significant milestone in the role played by public opinion in the young nation's political culture.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie
• ISBN: 9781558496699
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2008
• Größe: 226 x 150 mm
• Verlag: University of Massachusetts Press