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Federalists Reconsidered

Edited by Doron Ben-Atar and Barbara Oberg

281 pages, 6 x 9 • Cloth $65.00

Cloth ISBN 0-8139-1819-7

THE FEDERALISTS left a paradoxical legacy. They successfully established the domestic and international legitimacy of the new American government, brought order to the nation's finances, and encouraged western development. Yet, they were swept out of national power by the Jefferson revolution in 1800, and they stubbornly refused to adjust to the emerging democratic politics. The essays in this volume demonstrate that American political culture was fashioned in a dialogue between Federalists and Jeffersonians. They portray an active Federalist coalition that offered a vibrant intellectual and political alternative throughout the era of the early republic. Cutting across boundaries of region, culture, race, gender, and class, Federalists struggled with the problems of nationbuilding, national identity, and economic development.

Contents:

Introduction: "The Paradoxical Legacy of the Federalists," Doron Ben-Atar and Barbara B. Oberg

" Constructing American National Identity: Strategies of the Federalists," Rogers M. Smith, Yale University

" Alexander Hamilton's Alternative: Technology Piracy and the Report on Manufactures," Doron Ben-Atar, Fordham University

" Hamilton's Second Thoughts: Federalist Finance Revisited," Herbert Sloan, Barnard College

" Radicals in the 'Western World': The Federalist Conquest of Trans-Appalachian North America," Andrew Cayton, Miami University, Ohio

" Federalism, the Styles of Politics, and the Politics of Style," David Waldstreicher, Yale University

" Gender and the First Party System," Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University

" The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Federalism," Paul Finkelman, University of Akron School of Law

" Ministers, Misanthropes, and Mandarins: The Federalists and the Culture of Capitalism, 1790-1820," Steven Watts, University of Missouri, Columbia

" Benjamin Franklin as Weird Sister: William Cobbett and Federalist Philadelphia's Fears of Democracy," Keith Arbour, independent historian

"' Steady Habits' under Siege: The Defense of Federalism in Jeffersonian Connecticut," Andrew Siegel, independent historian

" From Fathers to Friends of the People: Political Personae in the Early Republic," Alan Taylor, University of California, Davis

Afterword: "The Federalists--Still in Need of Reconsideration," James M. Banner Jr., independent historian

Reviews

"This collection represents an important addition to the scholarly literature on the Federalists. The essays demonstrate that there are riches awaiting historians who wish to study them and that there are a number of interesting ways in which they can be understood."--Jan Lewis, Rutgers University

The Editors

Doron Ben-Atar is Associate Professor of History at Fordham University and the author of The Origins of Jeffersonian Commercial Policy and Diplomacy. Barbara B. Oberg is Editor-in-Chief of the Benjamin Franklin Papers and a senior research scholar in the history department at Yale University. She is the author of Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, and the Representation of American Culture.

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Federalists Reconsidered
Edited by Doron Ben-atar and Barbara Oberg
281 pages, 6 x 9
Cloth ISBN 0-8139-1819-7 • $65.00
Paper available through Lightning Source.

http://www.upress.virginia.edu/ben-atar.html

Revised 9/21/07

Reviews Editors Related Links To Order		Federalists Reconsidered
		Edited by Doron Ben-Atar and Barbara Oberg
		281 pages, 6 x 9 • Cloth $65.00
		Cloth ISBN 0-8139-1819-7
		THE FEDERALISTS left a paradoxical legacy. They successfully established the domestic and international legitimacy of the new American government, brought order to the nation's finances, and encouraged western development. Yet, they were swept out of national power by the Jefferson revolution in 1800, and they stubbornly refused to adjust to the emerging democratic politics. The essays in this volume demonstrate that American political culture was fashioned in a dialogue between Federalists and Jeffersonians. They portray an active Federalist coalition that offered a vibrant intellectual and political alternative throughout the era of the early republic. Cutting across boundaries of region, culture, race, gender, and class, Federalists struggled with the problems of nationbuilding, national identity, and economic development. Contents: Introduction: "The Paradoxical Legacy of the Federalists," Doron Ben-Atar and Barbara B. Oberg " Constructing American National Identity: Strategies of the Federalists," Rogers M. Smith, Yale University " Alexander Hamilton's Alternative: Technology Piracy and the Report on Manufactures," Doron Ben-Atar, Fordham University " Hamilton's Second Thoughts: Federalist Finance Revisited," Herbert Sloan, Barnard College " Radicals in the 'Western World': The Federalist Conquest of Trans-Appalachian North America," Andrew Cayton, Miami University, Ohio " Federalism, the Styles of Politics, and the Politics of Style," David Waldstreicher, Yale University " Gender and the First Party System," Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University " The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Federalism," Paul Finkelman, University of Akron School of Law " Ministers, Misanthropes, and Mandarins: The Federalists and the Culture of Capitalism, 1790-1820," Steven Watts, University of Missouri, Columbia " Benjamin Franklin as Weird Sister: William Cobbett and Federalist Philadelphia's Fears of Democracy," Keith Arbour, independent historian "' Steady Habits' under Siege: The Defense of Federalism in Jeffersonian Connecticut," Andrew Siegel, independent historian " From Fathers to Friends of the People: Political Personae in the Early Republic," Alan Taylor, University of California, Davis Afterword: "The Federalists--Still in Need of Reconsideration," James M. Banner Jr., independent historian
		Reviews
		"This collection represents an important addition to the scholarly literature on the Federalists. The essays demonstrate that there are riches awaiting historians who wish to study them and that there are a number of interesting ways in which they can be understood."--Jan Lewis, Rutgers University
		The Editors
		Doron Ben-Atar is Associate Professor of History at Fordham University and the author of The Origins of Jeffersonian Commercial Policy and Diplomacy. Barbara B. Oberg is Editor-in-Chief of the Benjamin Franklin Papers and a senior research scholar in the history department at Yale University. She is the author of Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, and the Representation of American Culture.
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		Federalists Reconsidered Edited by Doron Ben-atar and Barbara Oberg 281 pages, 6 x 9 Cloth ISBN 0-8139-1819-7 • $65.00 Paper available through Lightning Source.
		http://www.upress.virginia.edu/ben-atar.html
		Revised 9/21/07