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Book SynopsisHow did the ideology that inspired the American Revolution and the US Constitution translate into foreign policy? Robert W. Smith identifies three contending brands of republicanism - classical, whig, and yeoman - that shaped the founders' thinking.
Trade ReviewEngagingly written and thoughtful.... Smith's study of the relationship between ideology and foreign policy is persuasive as well as provocative.
* American Historical Review *
An interesting, valuable, and timely contribution to our understanding of the ideological roots of American foreign policy in the early republic. Smith's comparison between Adams, Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson illuminates the thought of each figure.
-- James H. Read, College of St. Benedict and St. John's University
In the first full-scale study of this subject, Smith conclusively demonstrates that the Founders drew on different ideological strands in fashioning their foreign policies.
-- Stuart Leibiger, LaSalle University
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
1—The Republican World
2—The Arc of Virtue
3—Tillers of the Earth
4—Extending the Sphere
5—The Cause of Liberty
6—The Bolingbrokean Moment
7—Yeoman Virtue and the Wilderness
8—Yeoman Virtue at Sea
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
