Jefferson : Political Writings

by Jefferson, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780511036170
• ISBN10: 0511036175
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-09-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Thomas Jefferson is among the most important and controversial of American political thinkers: his influence (libertarian, democratic, participatory, and agrarian-republican) is still felt today. A prolific writer, Jefferson left 18,000 letters, Notes on the State of Virginia, an Autobiography, and numerous other papers. Joyce Appleby and Terence Ball have selected the most important of these for presentation in the Cambridge Texts series: Jefferson's views on topics such as revolution, self-government, the role of women and African-American and Native Americans emerge to give a fascinating insight into a man who owned slaves, yet advocated the abolition of slavery. The texts are supported by a concise introduction, suggestions for further reading and short biographies of key figures, all providing invaluable assistance to the student encountering the breadth and richness of Jefferson's thought for the first time.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xxxii
Biographical Synopses	p. xxxv
A Note on Sources	p. xlv
Bibliographical Note	p. xlviii
A Private Man in Public Life	p. 1
Natural Law, Natural Right, and Revolution	p. 61
Self-Government	p. 150
Moral Sense, Civic Education, and Freedom of the Press	p. 231
The Constitutions of Virginia and France	p. 320
The U.S. Constitution	p. 352
Religious Liberty and Toleration	p. 389
Political Parties	p. 408
Race and Slavery	p. 465
Native Americans	p. 499
Women (Not) in Politics	p. 540
Law of Nations	p. 548
Innovation and Progress	p. 570
Relations Between Generations	p. 592
Appendices	p. 605
James Madison to Jefferson	p. 606
John Adams to Timothy Pickering	p. 609
Seneca Falls Declaration	p. 611
The Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln)	p. 613
Index	p. 615
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought	p. 624
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