Majority rule versus consensus : the political thought of John C. Calhoun /

Read, James H., 1958- ,

Majority rule versus consensus : the political thought of John C. Calhoun / James H. Read. - xi, 276 páginas - American political thought .

Incluye bibliografía.

Introduction -- Calhoun and the legacies of Jefferson and Madison -- Calhoun´s political economy and the ideal of sectional reciprocity -- Calhoun´s constitution, federal union, and slavery -- Calhoun´s defense of slavery -- Calhoun´s consensus model of government -- Contemporary divided societies and the minority veto -- Conclusion.

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Calhoun, John Caldwell, 1782-1850.


Ciencias políticas--Filosofía.
Consenso (Ciencias sociales).--Estados Unidos.
Trata de esclavos.--Estados Unidos.

320.01 / R283m 2009

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