Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America

Title: Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America
Author: Harry D Watson
I: 1709200
ISBN: 0374521964
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 1990
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 275
Section: Political Science | General
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: The raucous political debates of Jacksonian America often seemed to pit those who defended the ideals of liberty against those who asserted power. Harry L. Watson argues that these were serious policy disputes about the future of the Republic and the nature of its society and economy, and they led to intensified public involvement in politics and enduring political parties. His narrative shows how religious revivalism, new waves of immigration, westward expansion, the deeply divisive issue of Afro-American slavery, nascent industrialism, and other socioeconomic forces put strains on America's political framework and, in the end, transformed it.