We the People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution by Forrest McDonald (Eng

Description: We the People by Forrest McDonald Charles A. Bears An Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution was a work of such powerful persuasiveness as to alter the course of American historiography FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Charles A. Bears An Economic Interpretation of the United States Constitution was a work of such powerful persuasiveness as to alter the course of American historiography. No historian who followed in studying the making of the Constitution was entirely free from Beards radical interpretation of the document as serving the economic interests of the Framers as members of the propertied class. Forrest McDonalds We the People was the first major challenge to Beards thesis. This superbly researched and documented volume restored the Constitution as the work of principled and prudential men. It did much to invalidate the crude economic determinism that had become endemic in the writing of American history.We the People fills in the details that Beard had overlooked in his fragmentary book. MacDonalds work is based on an exhaustive comparative examination of the economic biographies of the 55 members of the Constitutional Convention and the 1,750 members of the state ratifying conventions. His conclusion is that on the basis of evidence, Beards economic interpretation does not hold. McDonald demonstrates conclusively that the interplay of conditioning or determining factors at work in the making of the Constitution was extremely complex and cannot be rendered intelligible in terms of any single system of interpretation.McDonalds classic work, while never denying economic motivation as a factor, also demonstrates how the rich cultural and political mosaic of the colonies was an independent and dominant factor in the decision making that led to the first new nation. In its pluralistic approach to economic factors and analytic richness, We the People is both a major work of American history and a significant document in the history of ideas. It continues to be an essential volume for historians, political scientists, economists, and American studies specialists. Author Biography Forrest McDonald is Distinguished University Research Professor of History at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He is the author of many books on American history including A Constitutional History of the United States, E Pluribus Unum, and Novus Ordo Seclorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution. Table of Contents PART ONE: INTRODUCTION Chapter One CHARLES ABEARDS PIONNEER INTERPRETATION OF THE MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION PART TWO: THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION Chapter Two POLITCAL FACTIONS AND GEOGRAPICAL AREAS REPRESENTED IN THE CONVENTION Chapter Three ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF THE ATTENDING DELEGATES Chapter Four ECONOMIC INTEREST AND THE VOTES OF THE ATTENDING DELEGATES PART THREE: RATIFICATION Chapter Five IN STATES GNEREALLY FAVORABLE TO THE CONSTITUTION PART FOUR: Chapter Six IN STATES DIVIDED ON THE CONSTITUTION; Chapter Seven IN STATES GENERALLY OPPOSED TO THE CONSTITUTION; Chapter Eight SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DATA A REVALUATION OF THE BEARD THESIS OF THE MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION Chapter Nine ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS AND THEIR RELATION TO THE CONSTITUTION Chapter Ten ECONOMIC INTERPRETATION AND THE CONSTITUTION Details ISBN1560005742 Author Forrest McDonald Language English ISBN-10 1560005742 ISBN-13 9781560005742 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1991 Subtitle The Economic Origins of the Constitution DEWEY 347.30229 Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence AL, US Short Title WE THE PEOPLE REV/E Edition Description Revised DOI 10.1604/9781560005742 UK Release Date 1991-01-30 AU Release Date 1991-01-30 NZ Release Date 1991-01-30 Pages 460 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc Publication Date 1991-01-30 Alternative 9781138540392 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 1991-01-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136519027;

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