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520 a| James W. Ceaser argues for the continuing central role of the Founding within the study of American government. Drawing on essays published over the past 10 years, extensively updated and revised to reflect current politics, Ceaser engages the Founding Fathers, particularly James Madison, emphasizes Alexis de Tocqueville as a model of political inquiry, critiques current and recent theorists such as Richard Rorty and Jacques Derrida, and explores the varieties of contemporary conservative thought. --from publisher description;

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Designing a polity : America's Constitution in theory and practice / James W. Ceaser.

Author/creator	Ceaser, James W.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2011.
Description	xi, 215 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Constitutional history--United States. United States--Politics and government.

Contents	pt. I Political foundations. 1. The doctrine of political nonfoundationalism -- 2. Political foundations in Tocqueville's Democracy in America -- 3. American political foundations in the thought of Leo Strauss -- pt. II The founders, constitutional design, and the role of political science. 4. Fame and The federalist: the American founders and the recovery of political xcience -- 5. Demagoguery, statesmanship, and presidential politics -- 6. Doctrines of presidential-congressional relations -- pt. III Modern conservatism -- 7. Four heads and one heart: the modern conservative movement -- 8. The social construction of the Reagan legacy -- pt. IV The American way of life. 9. The theoretical origins of anti-Americanism.
Abstract	James W. Ceaser argues for the continuing central role of the Founding within the study of American government. Drawing on essays published over the past 10 years, extensively updated and revised to reflect current politics, Ceaser engages the Founding Fathers, particularly James Madison, emphasizes Alexis de Tocqueville as a model of political inquiry, critiques current and recent theorists such as Richard Rorty and Jacques Derrida, and explores the varieties of contemporary conservative thought. --from publisher description
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-206) and index.
LCCN	2010030132
ISBN	9781442207905 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1442207906 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781442207929 (electronic)
ISBN	1442207922 (electronic)

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