Written at a time when intense debates raged about the best way to govern America, the Federalist Papers had the immediate practical purpose of convincing New Yorkers to accept the new draft Constitution in 1787. They were extremely successful in this goal, but their influence surpassed the contemporary debate and ensured them a lasting place in the discussions of American political theory. Endorsed by Thomas Jefferson as 'the best commentary on the principles of government that has ever been written', the Federalist Papers make a strong case for the distribution of power between state and federal authorities and for a Constitution that has endured almost unchanged for two hundred years.

Pages: 528, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm