The founding fathers v. the people [electronic resource] : paradoxes of American democracy / Anthony King.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012Description: xii, 242 pISBN: 9780674062597 (electronic bk.)Other title: Founding fathers versus the peopleSubject(s): Democracy -- United States | Separation of powers -- United States | Constitutional history -- United States | United States -- Politics and government | United States -- Politics and government -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 320.973 LOC classification: JK31 | .K56 2012Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- An assortment of puzzles -- Who-and what-were "the people"? -- The people in the house of power -- The exaltation of the people -- The people move upstairs -- Two tectonic plates, two nostalgias -- An assortment of solutions -- Democracy in America.
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