Gary L. McDowell Bücher

In "The American Commonwealth," James Bryce records the institutions and the people of America as they are, rather than expressing his thoughts on democracy or America.

Volume II of Viscount James Bryce's description of the "American Commonwealth" describes the American party system, social institutions, public opinion, and reflections on a variety of topics, including Tammany Hall, women's suffrage, the South since the Civil War, and the "present and future of the Negro."

An international collection of the world's most distinguished historians and political philosophers takes a fresh look at the political, legal, and philosophical contributions of Thomas Jefferson. The insightful essays analyze and illuminate the sophisticated layers of the political and legal thought of America's most influential and intellectually complex Founder. With contributors that include Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Morton Frisch, Paul Rahe, James Stoner, Robert K. Faulkner, John Zvesper, Howard Temperly, Robert A. Rutland, Raoul Berger, Colin Bonwick, Peter Parish, Jeffrey Sedgwick, J. R. Pole, Richard King, and Jean M. Yarborough, this is essential reading for historians and political philosophers.