Political Philosophy and Rhetoric

This book analyses the origins of modern party politics in America.

1. Party government and party politics; Part I. The Federalist Project: 2. The Federalist science of politics; 3. The confidence of unchallenged Federalism; Part II. The Origins of Party Politics: 4. The Federalist practice of politics and the origins of the Republican party, 1789-92; Part III. The Republican Persuasion: 5. The idealism of the Republican challenge; 6. Principles and rhetoric in the critical elections of 1793-1800; 7. Party politics and party government.