The foundations of American citizenship : liberalism, the Constitution, and civic virtue /

Sinopoli, Richard C.

The foundations of American citizenship : liberalism, the Constitution, and civic virtue / Richard C. Sinopoli. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1992. - 1 online resource (215 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-209) and index.

1. Introduction: The Constitutional Founders' Liberalism and Civic Virtue; I: Problems and Predecessors; 2. Liberal Community and Civic Virtue: An Analysis; 3. John Locke: Acting on Natural Law Duties and the Problem of Civic Motivations; 4. The Psychology of Citizenship: The Scottish Connection; II: The Constitutional Founders' Theories of Citizenship; 5. The Federalist: Liberal Commitments; 6. Publius's Liberalism and Civic Virtue; 7. The Anti-Federalists and Civic Virtue; 8. Conclusion: American Citizenship Viewed from the Founding; Appendix: A Note on Method; Notes; Index; A; B.

This study explores the political world view of the individuals who created the American Revolution, focusing on their new conceptions of citizenship as expressed in the debates over the ratification in the USA of the 1787 Constitution.

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Political science--History--United States--18th century.
Citizenship--History--United States--18th century.
Liberalism--History--United States--18th century.
Libéralisme--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Conservatism & Liberalism.
Citizenship.
Liberalism.
Political science.


United States.

Liberalism History United States


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

JA84.U5 / S555 1992eb

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