Ratifying the Republic: Antifederalists and Federalists in Constitutional Time

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Summary: Pure Genius
Review: David J. Siemers has written a seminal work of singular signficance. From the profundity of the chapter "Consensus, Dissensus, and Interpretation" to his insightful discussion of the antifederalists, the "Ironic Legitimators of the American Regime", Siemers has written a book that every political scientist and freedom-loving American ought to read.

Siemer's clear and clever prose infuse this thought-provoking work.

I have assigned this book to my undergraduates as supplemental reading, and will use it to frame my discussions of political parties, political theory, and American political development for the next decade.

His chapter, "A Partnership in Search of Incompatible Equilibria" would make Professor John Nash giddy with excitement. Not since the Nash equilibria, has an equilibria of this magnitude been discovered in the wild.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: One of the best books i have read on the subject, a little pricey but definately worth it in the end