A disquisition on government
A disquisition on government; and, Selections from the Discourse John C. Calhoun; edited, with an introduction, by C. Gordon Post; foreword by Shannon C. Stimson
Publisher: Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., c1995.
ISBN: 0872202941
DDC: 320.473
LCC: JK216
Edition: (hard cover : alk. paper)
Summary:
"C. Gordon Post's edition of Calhoun's political writings is enhanced
in this reissue by Shannon Stimson's new Foreword, examining changing
perspectives on Calhoun, and a new Bibliography." "Now, as in his own
time, Calhoun's voice resonates to fundamental concerns of our
democratic polity: the nature of man, the obligations of government,
and - most keenly - how best to safeguard the interest of a minority
against the will of democratic majorities. His doctrine of concurrent
majority and a minority veto - although employed to defend the
South's commitment to slavery in pre-bellum nineteenth-century
America - strikes at enduring questions of how a diverse, and
sometimes divided, society can maintain its integrity while honoring
the interests of all its citizens."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
"A reprint of the Liberal Arts Press edition of 1953, with new
foreword and bibliography by Shannon C. Stimson"--P. opposite t.p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxviii-xxxix).
Language: eng
Physical Description: xl, 104 p. ; 22 cm.
Edition Info: (hard cover : alk. paper)
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