We Hold These Truths : Updating the Framers' Vision of American Democracy

Name: We Hold These Truths : Updating the Framers' Vision of American Democracy
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

We Hold These Truths\n\nUpdating the Framers' Vision of American Democracy\n\nMadison designed his Constitution to promote consensus. This book explains why it also rewards polarization, and how to fix it.\n\nStephen M. Maurer (Author)\n\n9781108845700 (SKU 3292835), Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 21 December 2023\n\n300 pages\n23.6 x 16 x 2.7 cm, 0.73 kg\n\n'Whither American democracy in this age of polarization? How has the institutional design of the 1780s played through the history since? How have we been theorizing about that design, and how should we be? For one thing, James Madison meet Anthony Downs. But that is not all. Steeped in theory, history, vast scholarship, and alert to current vexations, this book is an invigorating read.' David R. Mayhew, Sterling Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Yale University\n\nThe Federalist remains the best single account of how American democracy is supposed to work. That said, it remains incomplete. While generati]