Quaker constitutionalism and the political thought of John Dickinson /

In the late-seventeenth century, Quakers originated a unique strain of constitutionalism, based on their theology and ecclesiology, which emphasized constitutional perpetuity and radical change through popular peaceful protest. While Whigs could imagine no other means of drastic constitutional refor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calvert, Jane E., 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Dickinson, John, > 1732-1808 > Political and social views.
Dickinson, John, > 1732-1808
1700-1865
Quakers > Political activity > United States > History > 18th century.
Constitutional history > United States.
Political science > United States > History > 18th century.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Quakers > Pennsylvania > Biography.
Quakers > Activité politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY.
Politics and government
Constitutional history
Legislators
Political and social views
Political science
Quakers
Quakers > Political activity
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
Pennsylvania > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
Delaware > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1809.
Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1865.
Delaware > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1865.
Delaware
Pennsylvania
United States
Biographies
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Quaker constitutionalism in theory and practice, c.1652-1763
  • Bureaucratic libertines : the origins of Quaker constitutionalism and civil dissent
  • A sacred institution : the Quaker theory of a civil constitution
  • "Dissenters in our own country" : constituting a Quaker government in Pennsylvania
  • Civil unity and the "seeds of dissention" in the golden age of Quaker theocracy
  • The fruits of Quaker dissent : political schism and the rise of John Dickinson
  • The political Quakerism of John Dickinson, 1763-1789
  • Turbulent but pacific : "Dickinsonian politics" in the American Revolution
  • "The worthy against the licentious" : the critical period in Pennsylvania
  • "The political rock of our salvation" : the U.S. Constitution according to John Dickinson
  • Epilogue: The persistence of Quaker constitutionalism, 1789-1963.

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