Serpent in Eden foreign meddling and partisan politics in James Madison's America / Tyson Reeder.
| Author/creator | Reeder, Tyson |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | xiii, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Foreign meddling and partisan politics in James Madison's America |
| Partial contents | The spy and the con artist -- "Guile in the garden" -- "Calamities from abroad" -- "The epoch of party formation" -- "Kindling parties" -- "A vile underhand game" -- "Jefferson's election as president" -- "Embryo of a tornado" -- "Corrupting the citizens" -- "The Burr fever" -- "The election of Mr. Madison" -- "Murdered by British intrigue" -- "A serpent, in the shape of a spy" -- The fall of Washington. |
| Abstract | "Between Dissent and Disloyalty traces early America's troubled history of foreign meddling and political conflict through the career of James Madison. Spanning the period from the American Revolution to the War of 1812, it reveals a nation ensnared by partisanship and foreign hostility. Foreign governments exploited party distrust and interfered in U.S. elections to advance their own agendas and weaken the United States. As political hostility mounted, Americans confused dissent with disloyalty, imperiling the United States. As a leading delegate at the Constitutional Convention, Republican congressional leader, secretary of state, and president, Madison grappled with foreign meddling over three decades. At the same time, he emerged as a party leader, feeding the very partisanship that bred foreign intrigues. His career embodies the calamitous barrage of accusations and counteraccusations of foreign collusion that culminated in the War of 1812. Madison left a complicated legacy as a fierce adversary of foreign meddling and determined champion of political debate-but also as a partisan operative who facilitated the first by inflaming the second. Forged in partisan conflict, the United States remains vulnerable to foreign powers that aggravate political discord. Americans continue to test whether the constitutional system Madison was so central in implementing can withstand foreign interference while accommodating intense political hostility. That question remained inconclusive during his lifetime, but his successes and failures, along with his original vision of the Constitution and party politics, may help Americans chart a path away from political hysteria and polarization"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-373) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024015004 |
| ISBN | 9780197628591 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |