Social Theories of Jacksonian Democracy

Representative Writings of the Period 1825-1850

By: Joseph L. Blau (Editor)

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History''s first national party with roots in a mass electorate, the Jacksonian Democrats were not so much unified around a shared policy program as they were a patchwork of conflicting interests. They came together most vigorously in the name of what they opposed: the emerging financial and commercial monopolies, the old Washington dynasty, and any whiff of privilege or aristocracy. Yet they demonstrated how even unprincipled national parties could invigorate representative democracy and repair the growing rifts between Northern industrialists, the Old South, and the developing West.

These texts show the Jacksonian movement as a cross-section of nineteenth century America. A picture of popular democracy in its infancy, they together form a study of unity in diversity.

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This bracing collection offers a profound glimpse into the depth and variety of social views Jackson and Van Buren had to negotiate in order to create the now familiar sort of political party that has been essential to American democracy. Composed of entirely primary sources, the collection remains a revealing window into the social and political thought of the Jacksonian America, and stands as an essential complement to contemporary secondary treatments of the era. --Russell Muirhead, Harvard University

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Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Human Geography Economic Geography History Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900 Regional & National History History of the Americas

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Preface	p. v
Bibliographical Note	p. vi
Introduction: Jacksonian Social Thought	p. ix
The Ideal of Self Government
A Political Testament	p. 1
An Introductory Statement of the Democratic Principle	p. 21
Popular Government	p. 38
On Representation	p. 54
Democratic Republicanism	p. 61
Democratic Editorials	p. 66
Political Opinions	p. 89
The Sovereignty of the People	p. 100
Reflection on Democracy	p. 129
Economic Themes
Political Economy and the Workers	p. 137
The Dartmouth College Case	p. 163
Principles and Effects of the Banking System	p. 183
Capital against Labor	p. 199
On Usury Laws	p. 208
The Doctrine of Anti-Monopoly	p. 211
What is a Monopoly?	p. 220
Political Economy	p. 237
Social Criticism
The Office of the People	p. 263
Sunday Observance and the Mail	p. 274
On Existing Evils and their Remedy	p. 282
On Labor Unions	p. 289
The Laboring Classes	p. 301
A Program for Labor	p. 320
Proposed Remedies for Unequal Wealth	p. 343
A Plan for Equalizing Property	p. 355
Hopes and Hints as to the Future	p. 365
Biographical Notes	p. 371
Index	p. 377
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