The Journal of Southern History · 2005 · 58 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesConstitutional LawPolitical ScienceAmerican PoliticsPolitical HistoryPolitical RhetoricLanguage IdeologyLanguage PoliticsLegislative RhetoricPolitical SpeechPolitical SpeechwritingRevolutionary MovementsRevolutionary ConstitutionsRevolutionary DiscourseRevolutionary Era LiteratureRevolutionary Political CultureRevolutionary PoliticsRevolutionary Writing
Between the Declaration of Independence and the federal constitution, the American revolutionary generation produced an enormous body of writing on political matters. The author offers a reassessment of the way America's founders used and understood the language of politics.