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• catalog abstract "Annotation Although John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) remains one of the major figures in American political thought, many of his critics have tried to discredit him as merely a southern partisan whose ideas were obsolete even during his lifetime. In Calhoun and Popular Rule, H. Lee Cheek, Jr., attempts to correct such misconceptions by presenting Calhoun as an original political thinker who devoted his life to the recovery of a "proper mode of popular rule". He argues that Calhoun had a coherent, systematic view of human nature and society and made a lasting contribution to the theory of constitutionalism and democracy. Cheek suggests that Calhoun was not a political or philosophical aberration, but an authentic exponent of American constitutionalism. He contends that Calhoun's view of democracy forms part of a philosophy of humankind and politics that has relevance beyond the American experience. Although his idea of popular rule was original, it was also related to earlier attempts in America and elsewhere to limit the power of the majority and protect minority interests. According to Cheek, Calhoun stood in the American political tradition and attempted to rearticulate some of its central elements. He explains Calhoun's idea of the concurrent majority and examines how it has been presented by Calhoun's critics, as well as his followers. As the first combined evaluation of Calhoun's most important treatises, The Disquisition and The Discourse, this work merges Calhoun's theoretical position with his endeavors to restore the need for popular rule. It also compares Calhoun's ideas with those of other great political thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison -- while explaining what istruly unique about Calhoun's political theories. Calhoun's philosophy -- his understanding of the need for ethical and political restraint and for institutional means for obtaining concurrence -- is still relevant today, especially given the current growing ethnic and cul.".
• catalog contributor b12135070.
• catalog coverage "United States Politics and government Philosophy.".
• catalog created "c2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "c2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
• catalog description "Annotation Although John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) remains one of the major figures in American political thought, many of his critics have tried to discredit him as merely a southern partisan whose ideas were obsolete even during his lifetime. In Calhoun and Popular Rule, H. Lee Cheek, Jr., attempts to correct such misconceptions by presenting Calhoun as an original political thinker who devoted his life to the recovery of a "proper mode of popular rule". He argues that Calhoun had a coherent, systematic view of human nature and society and made a lasting contribution to the theory of constitutionalism and democracy. Cheek suggests that Calhoun was not a political or philosophical aberration, but an authentic exponent of American constitutionalism. He contends that Calhoun's view of democracy forms part of a philosophy of humankind and politics that has relevance beyond the American experience. Although his idea of popular rule was original, it was also related to earlier attempts in America and elsewhere to limit the power of the majority and protect minority interests. According to Cheek, Calhoun stood in the American political tradition and attempted to rearticulate some of its central elements. He explains Calhoun's idea of the concurrent majority and examines how it has been presented by Calhoun's critics, as well as his followers. As the first combined evaluation of Calhoun's most important treatises, The Disquisition and The Discourse, this work merges Calhoun's theoretical position with his endeavors to restore the need for popular rule. It also compares Calhoun's ideas with those of other great political thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison -- while explaining what istruly unique about Calhoun's political theories. Calhoun's philosophy -- his understanding of the need for ethical and political restraint and for institutional means for obtaining concurrence -- is still relevant today, especially given the current growing ethnic and cul.".
• catalog description "Calhoun and the American Political Tradition -- Calhoun's Early Republicanism: A Prologue to the Disquisition and Discourse -- The Political Theory of the Disquisition -- The Political Theory of the Discourse -- Restoring the Concurrent Republic.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-194) and index.".
• catalog extent "xii, 202 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Calhoun and popular rule.".
• catalog identifier "0826213332 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Calhoun and popular rule.".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "c2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Columbia : University of Missouri Press,".
• catalog relation "Calhoun and popular rule.".
• catalog spatial "United States Politics and government Philosophy.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "320.01/1 21".
• catalog subject "Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. Disquisition on government.".
• catalog subject "JK216.C16 C48 2001".
• catalog subject "Political science United States History 19th century.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Calhoun and the American Political Tradition -- Calhoun's Early Republicanism: A Prologue to the Disquisition and Discourse -- The Political Theory of the Disquisition -- The Political Theory of the Discourse -- Restoring the Concurrent Republic.".
• catalog title "Calhoun and popular rule : the political theory of the Disquisition and Discourse / H. Lee Cheek, Jr.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".