Republicanism

Introduction: What Is Republicanism? Introduction Defining the Republic Government in the Public Interest Republic and Commonwealth Republican Exclusivism The Dynamism of Republicanism Mixed Government Sovereignty and Government Republicanism and Religion Small States versus Large States Slavery and Labour Republican Concepts Liberty Virtue Conclusion Notes 1 Republican Ideas in the Ancient World Introduction Ancient Republican Models Sparta Athens Rome The Hebrew Republic Ancient Republican Theories Plato Aristotle Polybius Cicero History Writing: Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus Conclusion Notes 2 Renaissance Republicanism Introduction The Political and Intellectual Background to Renaissance Republicanism The Politics of Renaissance Italy Greek versus Roman Thought History Self-Governing Republics The Beginnings of Republican Exclusivism Active Politics and the Importance of Virtue Constitutional Architecture Religion Concord versus Tumults Conclusion Notes 3 The Emergence of Early Modern Republicanism Introduction Classical and Renaissance Influences Venice Geneva The United Provinces The Swiss Federation Poland–Lithuania Conclusion Notes 4 The English Revolution Introduction The Establishment of the English Republic The Varieties of English Republicanism, I: Defences of the Regicide Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates Milton, Eikonoklastēs, and Pro populo anglicano defensio Nedham, The Case of the Commonwealth of England, Stated Nedham, The Excellencie of a Free State The Varieties of English Republicanism, II: Critiques of the Protectorate Harrington’s The Commonwealth of Oceana Opposition to Harringtonian Republicanism Conclusion Notes 5 Post-Revolutionary English Republicanism Introduction The Creation of the Canon The Exclusion Crisis and Glorious Revolution Toland’s Publishing Campaign and the Country Party The Publication Campaign of Hollis and Baron Later Campaigns Liberty Virtue Republicanism, Monarchy, and the Mixed and Balanced Constitution The Standing Army Commercial Society The Later Eighteenth Century Conclusion Notes 6 Republicanism during the Enlightenment Introduction The Legacy of Republican Ideas Dutch Republicanism in the Eighteenth Century Genevan Republicanism and the Genevan Revolution Rousseau Montesquieu Mably Conclusion Notes 7 The American Revolution Introduction The Ideological Origins of American Republicanism Liberal versus Republican Origins The Classical Heritage The British Commonwealth Tradition Royalist Influences The Break from Britain Paine’s Common Sense The State Constitutions and Articles of Confederation The Drawing up of the American Constitution American Debates, I: Arguments over the Mixed Constitution American Debates, II: Anti-Federalists versus Federalists Conclusion Notes 8 The French Revolution Introduction The Resources of Republican Thought Classical Sources English Republicanism The American Model Francophone Sources The Genevan and Dutch Models The Brissotins–Girondins The Cordeliers The Jacobins The Thermidoreans Conclusion Notes 9 Republicanism in the Nineteenth Century Introduction Republican Regimes The United States of America France Republican Opposition Italy Britain Conclusion Notes 10 Republicanism Today Introduction Republicanism and the History of Political Thought The Republican Revival in Contemporary Political Philosophy Conclusion Notes Index