The Antifederalists: Critics of the Constitution 1781-1788 - Jackson Turner Main by Main, Jackson Turner - 2004-03-29

University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press, 2004-03-29. 2nd. paperback. Used: Good.

Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press, 2004-03-29. 2nd. paperback. Used:Good.

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Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 2revised ed edition. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Omohundro Institute, 2004-03-29. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New. The Antifederalists come alive in this state-by-state analysis of politics during the Confederation and the debates over the enlargement of congressional powers prior to the formation of the Constitution. On the one side were small and middle-class farmers who subscribed to a libertarian tradition founded in a distrust of power, a preference for local authority, and a concept of private rights that defined liberty against government. On the other, urban centers and commercial farming areas were mercantile and planter aristocracies disposed to qualify libertarian tenets out of a fear of majority rule, a concern for property rights, and a high regard for the positive economic and political possibilities within the power of a more centralized state. Main presents a perceptive account of the deliberations of the ratifying conventions, the local circumstances that affected decisions, the alignment of delegates, and the factors that influenced some of the delegates to change their minds.

Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2004-03-28. paperback. New. 6x0x9.