{"product_id":"the-anti-federalist-an-abridgment-of-the-complete-anti-federalist-paperback","title":"The Anti-Federalist: An Abridgment of The Complete Anti-Federalist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Dry\u003c\/b\u003e (Abridged by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbert J. Storing's \u003ci\u003eComplete Anti-Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e, hailed as \"a civic event of enduring importance\" (Leonard W. Levy, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), indisputably established the importance of the Anti-Federalists' writings for our understanding of the Constitution. As Storing wrote in his introduction, \"If the foundation of the American polity was laid by the Federalists, the Anti-Federalist reservations echo through American history; and it is in the dialogue, not merely in the Federalist victory, that the country's principles are to be discovered.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This one-volume edition presents the essence of the other side of that crucial dialogue. It can be read as a genuine counterpart to the \u003ci\u003eFederalist Papers\u003c\/i\u003e; as an original source companion to Storing's brilliant essay \u003ci\u003eWhat the Anti-Federalists Were For\u003c\/i\u003e (volume I of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Anti-Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e, available as a separate paperback); or as a guide to exploring the full range of Anti-Federalist writing. \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Federalist\u003c\/i\u003e makes a fundamental source of our political heritage accessible to everyone.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this abridgment of Herbert J. Storing's The Complete Anti-Federalist is to provide students of American political thought, especially those concerned with the American founding, with a one-volume companion to The Federalist. The writings and speeches have been chosen on the basis of the importance of their arguments and their prominence in the ratification campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert J. Storing\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-77), who spent most of his professional life at the University of Chicago, was, at the time of his death, Robert K. Gooch Professor of Government and the director of the Program on the Presidency, White Burkett Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. \u003cb\u003eMurray Dry\u003c\/b\u003e, who prepared this abridgment, is the Charles A. Dana Professor of political science at Middlebury College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 382\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.33 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978809606445,"sku":"9780226775654","price":52.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/czNTaG0yNjlRRUxVbFVOeWtselMrZz09.webp?v=1775810427","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-anti-federalist-an-abridgment-of-the-complete-anti-federalist-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}