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Majority Rule versus Consensus: The Political Thought of John C. Calhoun (American Political Thought) (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
James H. Read
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Hardcover. John C Calhoun may be best known for his stature in the US Senate and his controversial defense of slavery, but he is also a key figure in American political thought. This book sheds light on the crisis leading up to the Civil War by exploring Calhoun's conviction that his uncompromising defense of slavery would help preserve the Union. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
John C. Calhoun may be best known for his stature in the U.S. Senate and his controversial defense of slavery, but he is also a key figure in American political thought. The staunchest advocate of the consensus model of government as an alternative to majority rule, he proposed government not by one, by few, or by many, but by all: each key group enjoying veto rights over collective decisions. Some consider consensus preferable to majority rule in deeply divided societies, and consensus theory has been advocated in such contemporary works as Lani Guinier's The Tyranny of the Majority ... Read more
John C. Calhoun may be best known for his stature in the U.S. Senate and his controversial defense of slavery, but he is also a key figure in American political thought. The staunchest advocate of the consensus model of government as an alternative to majority rule, he proposed government not by one, by few, or by many, but by all: each key group enjoying veto rights over collective decisions. Some consider consensus preferable to majority rule in deeply divided societies, and consensus theory has been advocated in such contemporary works as Lani Guinier's The Tyranny of the Majority ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
American Political Thought
Condition
New
Weight
580g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700616350
SKU
V9780700616350
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About James H. Read
James H. Read is professor of political science at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University and author of Power versus Liberty: Madison, Hamilton, Wilson, and Jefferson.
Reviews for Majority Rule versus Consensus: The Political Thought of John C. Calhoun (American Political Thought) (American Political Thought (University Press of Kansas))
An outstanding book. Read reveals the fundamental flaws of Calhoun's 'concurrent majority', but also offers a sympathetic and compelling account of the Carolinian's vain efforts to craft a constitutional solution to the deepening sectional crisis.... Essential reading for all serious students of American political thought. Peter Onuf, author of Jefferson's Empire: The Language of American Nationhood Provides a ... Read more