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OverviewHistory's first national party with roots in a mass electorate, the Jacksonian Democrats were not so much unified around a shared policy program as they were a patchwork of conflicting interests. They came together most vigorously in the name of what they opposed: the emerging financial and commercial monopolies, the old Washington dynasty, and any whiff of privilege or aristocracy. Yet they demonstrated how even unprincipled national parties could invigorate representative democracy and repair the growing rifts between Northern industrialists, the Old South, and the developing West. These texts show the Jacksonian movement as a cross-section of nineteenth century America. A picture of popular democracy in its infancy, they together form a study of unity in diversity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph L. BlauPublisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.482kg ISBN: 9780872206892ISBN 10: 0872206890 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 15 September 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis bracing collection offers a profound glimpse into the depth and variety of social views Jackson and Van Buren had to negotiate in order to create the now familiar sort of political party that has been essential to American democracy. Composed of entirely primary sources, the collection remains a revealing window into the social and political thought of the Jacksonian America, and stands as an essential complement to contemporary secondary treatments of the era. --Russell Muirhead, Harvard University Author InformationJoseph L. Blau was Professor of Religion, Columbia University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |