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050 00 $aJC212.C3$bR43 2009
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100 1 $aRead, James H.,$d1958-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99039061
245 10 $aMajority rule versus consensus :$bthe political thought of John C. Calhoun /$cJames H. Read.
260 $aLawrence, Kan. :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$c[2009], ©2009.
300 $axi, 276 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aAmerican political thought
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction -- $g2.$tCalhoun and the Legacies of Jefferson and Madison -- $g3.$tCalhoun's Political Economy and the Ideal of Sectional Reciprocity -- $g4.$tCalhoun's Constitution, Federal Union, and Slavery -- $g5.$tCalhoun's Defense of Slavery -- $g6.$tCalhoun's Consensus Model of Government -- $g7.$tContemporary Divided Societies and the Minority Veto -- $g8.$tConclusion.
520 1 $a"John C. Calhoun may be best known for his stature in the U.S. Senate and his controversial defense of slavery, but he is also a key figure in American political thought. James Read's book, the first historically informed, theoretically sophisticated critique of Calhoun's political thought, goes beyond previous studies to ask key questions about the feasibility of consensus. Read critically examines Calhoun's arguments, considering both their antebellum context - including Calhoun's spirited defense of slavery - and modern-day attempts to apply consensus models in Northern Ireland, the former Yugoslavia, and South Africa." "Read sheds new light on the crisis leading up to the Civil War by exploring Calhoun's conviction that his uncompromising defense of slavery would help preserve the Union. He also juxtaposes Calhoun's thought with that of Jefferson and Madison, whose legacies Calhoun invoked to support his claim that states had the right to nullify federal law." "Read demonstrates that governments ruled by consensus tend to be ineffective, that they are better at preventing common action than achieving common goods, and that they privilege strategically placed minorities rather than producing genuine consensus." "Majority Rule versus Consensus sheds new light on the promise and limitations of democracy, showing that, despite the failure of Calhoun's remedy, his diagnosis of the potential injustice of majority rule must be taken seriously. It discourages uncritical celebrations of democracy in favor of reflection on how committed democrats can better address the problems that Calhoun attempted to solve."--BOOK JACKET.
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650 0 $aConsensus (Social sciences)$zUnited States.
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650 0 $aSlave trade$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010113223
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