The Jay Treaty Debate, Public Opinion, and the Evolution of Early American Political Culture

TRAMA

During the mid-1790s, citizens of the newly formed United States became embroiled in a divisive debate over a proposed commercial treaty with Great Britain. Long regarded as a pivotal event in the history of the early republic, the controversy pitted pro-treaty Federalists against anti-treaty Jeffersonian Republicans. Yet as Todd Estes argues in this perceptive study, the year-long debate over the ratification of the Jay Treaty represented more than a clash over foreign policy between two nascent political parties. It also marked a significant milestone in the role played by public opinion in the young nation's political culture.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781558496699
• Collana: Political Deveopment of the American Nation: Studies in Politics and History
• Dimensioni: 226 x 20 x 149 mm Ø 420 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 267