The Federalist: With Letters of Brutus

by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Terence Ball (Editor)

Overview

The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly drafted American constitution. This authoritative new edition presents complete texts for all of the eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of "Brutus", the unknown New York Antifederalist. Each paper is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution. Terence Ball's editing skills enhance the accessibility of a classic of political thought in action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521806503
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/29/2003
Series:	Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.38(d)

About the Author

Formerly Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota and visiting professor at the University of California, San Diego and the University of Oxford, Terence Ball now teaches political theory at Arizona State University. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, and has edited the political writings of James Mill and (with Joyce Appleby) Thomas Jefferson for the series of Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought.

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Synopsis; Chronology; Biographical synopses; A note on sources and abbreviations; Bibliographical note; The Federalist; Letters of Brutus; Appendices The Articles of Confederation and Constitution of the United States.