History 397PT - ST-PolThry&AmericanRevolution

This course focuses on the ideological origins of the American Revolution and the political theory underlying the Constitution. We will also study American political thought comparatively, with reference to England and France. Primary source readings will include Blackstone, Montesquieu, Paine, Madison, Jefferson, and the Anti-Federalists. But the main primary source will be Madison's notebook capturing the speeches at the Constitutional Convention, which we will read in its entirety. Secondary sources will include Akhil Amar, Peter Baehr, Joan Landes, and Gordon Wood.

Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.