Saul Cornell
The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828
Paperback
(Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press Sept. 20, 1999)
, First Edition edition
Fear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history. The struggle over the U.S. Constitution in 1788 pitted the Federalists, supporters of a stronger central government, against the Anti-Federalists, the champions of a more localist vision of politics. But, argues Saul Cornell, while the Federalists may have won the battle over ratification, it is the ideas of the Anti-Federalists that continue to define the soul of American politics.While no Anti-Federalist party emerged after ratification, Anti-Federalism continued to help define the limits of legitimate dissent within the American constitutional tradition for decades. Anti-Federalist ideas also exerted an important influence on Jeffersonianism and Jacksonianism. Exploring the full range of Anti-Federalist thought, Cornell illustrates its continuing relevance in the politics of the early Republic.A new look at the Anti-Federalists is particularly timely given the recent revival of interest in this once neglected group, notes Cornell. Now widely reprinted, Anti-Federalist writings are increasingly quoted by legal scholars and cited in Supreme Court decisions--clear proof that their authors are now counted among the ranks of America's founders.
- Series
- Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
- ISBN
- 0807847860 / 9780807847862
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.1 x 0.7 in.
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