Jefferson: Political Writings

by Thomas Jefferson , Edited by Joyce Appleby , Terence Ball

• ISBN13: 9780521640510
• ISBN10: 0521640512
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-28
• 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	ix	(4)
Introduction	xiii	(19)
Chronology	xxxii	(3)
Biographical synopses	xxxv	(10)
A note on sources	xlv	(3)
Bibliographical note	xlviii
I A Private Man in Public Life	1	(60)
II Natural Law, Natural Right, and Revolution	61	(89)
III Self-government	150	(81)
IV Moral Sense, Civic Education, and Freedom of the Press	231	(89)
V The Constitutions of Virginia and France	320	(32)
VI The U.S. Constitution	352	(37)
VII Religious Liberty and Toleration	389	(19)
VIII Political Parties	408	(57)
IX Race and Slavery	465	(34)
X Native Americans	499	(41)
XI Women (not) in Politics	540	(8)
XII Law of Nations	548	(22)
XIII Innovation and Progress	570	(22)
XIV Relations between Generations	592	(13)
Appendices	605	(10)
Index	615