Republicanism

Rachel Hammersley is Senior Lecturer in Intellectual History at Newcastle University.

�A wonderfully clear and wide-ranging survey of republican ideas. Essential reading for intellectual historians, political theorists, as well as anyone interested in the practical relevance of inspiring political ideas.�Cecile Laborde, University of Oxford �Remarkably wide-ranging, consistently lucid and intelligent, and grounded in a deep understanding, this is the indispensable introduction.�  Jonathan Scott, The University of Auckland

• Introduction: What Is Republicanism? IntroductionDefining the RepublicGovernment in the Public InterestRepublic and CommonwealthRepublican ExclusivismThe Dynamism of RepublicanismMixed GovernmentSovereignty and GovernmentRepublicanism and ReligionSmall States versus Large StatesSlavery and LabourRepublican ConceptsLibertyVirtueConclusionNotes1 Republican Ideas in the Ancient WorldIntroductionAncient Republican ModelsSpartaAthensRomeThe Hebrew RepublicAncient Republican TheoriesPlatoAristotlePolybiusCiceroHistory Writing: Sallust, Livy, and TacitusConclusionNotes2 Renaissance RepublicanismIntroductionThe Political and Intellectual Background to Renaissance RepublicanismThe Politics of Renaissance ItalyGreek versus Roman ThoughtHistorySelf-Governing RepublicsThe Beginnings of Republican ExclusivismActive Politics and the Importance of VirtueConstitutional ArchitectureReligionConcord versus TumultsConclusionNotes3 The Emergence of Early Modern RepublicanismIntroductionClassical and Renaissance InfluencesVeniceGenevaThe United ProvincesThe Swiss FederationPoland–LithuaniaConclusionNotes4 The English RevolutionIntroductionThe Establishment of the English RepublicThe Varieties of English Republicanism, I: Defences of the RegicideMilton, The Tenure of Kings and MagistratesMilton, Eikonoklastēs, and Pro populo anglicano defensioNedham, The Case of the Commonwealth of England, StatedNedham, The Excellencie of a Free StateThe Varieties of English Republicanism, II: Critiques of the ProtectorateHarrington’s The Commonwealth of OceanaOpposition to Harringtonian RepublicanismConclusionNotes5 Post-Revolutionary English RepublicanismIntroductionThe Creation of the CanonThe Exclusion Crisis and Glorious RevolutionToland’s Publishing Campaign and the Country PartyThe Publication Campaign of Hollis and BaronLater CampaignsLibertyVirtueRepublicanism, Monarchy, and the Mixed and Balanced ConstitutionThe Standing ArmyCommercial SocietyThe Later Eighteenth CenturyConclusionNotes6 Republicanism during the EnlightenmentIntroductionThe Legacy of Republican IdeasDutch Republicanism in the Eighteenth CenturyGenevan Republicanism and the Genevan RevolutionRousseauMontesquieuMablyConclusionNotes7 The American RevolutionIntroductionThe Ideological Origins of American RepublicanismLiberal versus Republican OriginsThe Classical HeritageThe British Commonwealth TraditionRoyalist InfluencesThe Break from BritainPaine’s Common SenseThe State Constitutions and Articles of ConfederationThe Drawing up of the American ConstitutionAmerican Debates, I: Arguments over the Mixed ConstitutionAmerican Debates, II: Anti-Federalists versus FederalistsConclusionNotes8 The French RevolutionIntroductionThe Resources of Republican ThoughtClassical SourcesEnglish RepublicanismThe American ModelFrancophone SourcesThe Genevan and Dutch ModelsThe Brissotins–GirondinsThe CordeliersThe JacobinsThe ThermidoreansConclusionNotes9 Republicanism in the Nineteenth CenturyIntroductionRepublican RegimesThe United States of AmericaFranceRepublican OppositionItalyBritainConclusionNotes10 Republicanism TodayIntroductionRepublicanism and the History of Political ThoughtThe Republican Revival in Contemporary Political PhilosophyConclusionNotesIndex