The Federalist Papers 联邦党人文集(ISBN=9780140444957)

　　ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED
　　BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP　
　　Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay's brilliant and controversial collection of essays and articles that define and explain the ideals upon which the United States of America was founded. 　　
　　EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
　　?A concise introduction that gives readers important background information
　　?A chronology of the author's life and work
　　?A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
　　?An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations
　　?Detailed explanatory notes
　　?Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
　　?Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
　　?A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience 　　
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　　 Written at a time when furious arguments were raging about the best way to govern America, "The Federalist Papers" had the immediate practical aim of persuading New Yorkers to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. In this they were supremely successful, but their influence also transcended contemporary debate to win them a lasting place in discussions of American political theory. Acclaimed by Thomas Jefferson as 'the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written', "The Federalist Papers" make a powerful case for power-sharing between State and Federal authorities and for a Constitution that has endured largely unchanged for two hundred years.

Isaac Kramnick is Professor of Government at Cornell and introduced the new edition of Democracy in America for Penguin Classics.

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY OF THE LIVES OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JAMES MADISON AND JOHN JAY
HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF The Federalist Papers
The Federalist
The Constitution of the United States
NOTES
INTERPRETIVE NOTES
CRITICAL EXCERPTS
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE INTERESTED READER
INDEX