Stuart Leibiger (Editor)A Companion to James Madison and James MonroeWiley-Blackwell, August 2012, 608 p., ISBN:978-0-470-65522-1, £130.00 / €156.00This price is valid for France. Change location to view local pricing and availability. Other Available Formats: E-book
Présentation éditeurA Companion to James Madison and James Monroe features essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidents.Provides historians and students of history with a wealth of new insights into the lives and achievements of two of America’s most accomplished statesmen, James Madison and James MonroeFeatures 32 state-of-the field historiographic essays from leading academics that consider various aspects of the lives and legacies of our fourth and fifth presidentsSynthesizes the latest findings, and offers new insights based on original research into primary sourcesAddresses topics that readers often want to learn more about, such as Madison and slavery
Table of Contents - List of Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction, Stuart Leibiger
James Madison’s Political Thought: The Ideas of an Acting Politician, Jack N. RakoveJames Madison’s Journey to an “Honorable and Useful Profession, ” 1751–1780, Paul Douglas NewmanJames Madison, 1780–1787: Nationalism and Political Reform, Adam TateJames Madison and the Grand Convention: “The Great Difficulty of Representation”, Gordon Lloyd and Christopher BurkettJames Madison and the Ratification of the Constitution: A Triumph Over Adversity, Kevin R. C. GutzmanJames Madison in The Federalist: Elucidating “The Particular Structure of this Government”, Michael ZuckertJames Madison, Republican Government, and the Formation of the Bill of Rights: “Bound by Every Motive of Prudence”, Alan GibsonJames Madison in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789–1797: America’s First Congressional Floor Leader, Carey RobertsJames Madison and the National Gazette Essays: The Birth of a Party Politician, Denver BrunsmanJames Madison, the Virginia Resolutions, and the Philosophy of Modern American Democracy, Garrett Ward SheldonJames Madison’s Secretary of State Years, 1801–1809: Successes and Failures in Foreign Relations, Mary HackettPresident James Madison’s Domestic Policies, 1809–1817: Jeffersonian Factionalism and the Beginnings of American Nationalism, Aaron N. ColemanPresident James Madison and Foreign Affairs, 1809–1817: Years of Principle and Peril, David J. SiemersJames Madison’s Retirement, 1817–1836: Engaging the Republican Past, Present, and Future, James H. ReadJames Madison and George Washington: The Indispensable Man’s Indispensable Man, Stuart LeibigerJames Madison and Thomas Jefferson: A “Friendship Which Was For Life”, Jeffry H. MorrisonJames and Dolley Madison and the Quest for Unity, Catherine AllgorJames Madison and Montpelier: The Rhythms of Rural Life, David B. MatternJames Madison and the Dilemma of American Slavery, Jeff BroadwaterJames Monroe’s Political Thought: The People the Sovereigns, Arthur ScherrJames Monroe, 1758–1783: Student and Soldier of the American Revolution, Daniel PrestonJames Monroe and the Confederation, 1781–1789: The Making of a Virginia Statesman, Robert W. SmithJames Monroe in the 1790s: A Republican Leader, William M. FerraroJames Monroe as Governor of Virginia and Diplomat Abroad, 1799–1810: A Revolution of Principles and the Triumph of Pragmatism, David A. NicholsJames Monroe as Secretary of State and Secretary of War, 1809–1817: Toward Republican Strategic Sobriety, MackubinThomas OwensJames Monroe, James Madison, and the War of 1812: A Difficult Interlude, J.C.A. StaggPresident James Monroe’s Domestic Policies, 1817–1825: “To Advance the Best Interests of Our Union”, Michael J. McManusPresident James Monroe and Foreign Affairs, 1817–1825: An Enduring Legacy, Sandra MoatsThe Domestic Life of James Monroe: The Man at Home, Meghan C. BudingerJames Monroe and Thomas Jefferson: Republican Government and the British Challenge to America, 1780–1826, Michael SchwarzJames Monroe and James Madison: Republican Partners, Brook PostonJames Madison and James Monroe Historiography: A Tale of Two Divergent Bodies of Scholarship, Peter Daniel HaworthSource: http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470655224,descCd-description.html
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