{"product_id":"notes-of-debates-in-the-james-madison-9780821407653","title":"Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Madison's record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the Founders at the convention itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this indispensable primary document, Madison not only provides detailed insights into one of the great events of US history, but clearly sets forth his own position on such issues as the balance of powers, the separation of functions, and the general role of the federal government. More than in \u003ci\u003eFederalist, \u003c\/i\u003e which shows the carefully formalized conclusions of his political thought, we see in \u003ci\u003eDebates\u003c\/i\u003e his philosophy in action, evolving in daily tension with the viewpoints of the other delegates. It is for this reason that \u003ci\u003eDebates\u003c\/i\u003e is invaluable for placing in perspective the incomplete records of such well-known figures as Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton, and the constitutional plans of such men as Edmund Randolph and Charles Pinckney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadison's contemporaries regarded him as the chief statesmen at the Philadelphia convention; in addition to this, his record outranks in importance all the other writings of the founders of the American republic. He is thus identified, as no other man is, with the making of the Constitution and the correct interpretation of the intentions of its drafters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition of \u003ci\u003eDebates\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough, scholarly index of some two thousand entries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Madison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821407651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821407653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.80d","brand":"James Madison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685923279103,"sku":"9780821407653","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_830b0653-8872-4c26-80dc-ef5232ea3a3a.jpg?v=1741727173","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/notes-of-debates-in-the-james-madison-9780821407653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}