TY - BOOK AU - Read,James H. TI - Majority rule versus consensus: the political thought of John C. Calhoun T2 - American political thought SN - 9780700616350 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - JC212.C3 R43 2009 U1 - 320.01 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Lawrence, Kan. PB - University Press of Kansas KW - Calhoun, John C. KW - Political science KW - Philosophy KW - Consensus (Social sciences) KW - United States KW - Majorities KW - Slave trade KW - South Carolina KW - Politics and government KW - 1775-1865 KW - 1815-1861 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-269) and index; Introduction -- Calhoun and the legacies of Jefferson and Madison -- Calhoun's political economy and the ideal of sectional reciprocity -- Calhoun's constitution, federal union, and slavery -- Calhoun's defense of slavery -- Calhoun's consensus model of government -- Contemporary divided societies and the minority veto -- Conclusion UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008033340.html ER -