Sic Et Non
Thomas Jefferson and Internal Improvement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11675255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph H Harrison (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 335-335 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Early Republic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-1275 • E-ISSN: 1553-0620 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3123720 |
| OpenAlex | W2333049531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
During the intensive re-examination of the Founding Fathers' thought in which American historians have engaged for the past thirty years, economic questions have not been ignored. Scholars have been aware of the impact of commerce on the civic humanist tradition.' They have been sensitive to the problems that technology would raise for the devotees of a rural republic.2 In the case of Thomas Jefferson, his followers, and his associates, it has been disputed whether they looked backwards to an idealized Arcadia of philosophical farmers or eagerly heralded modern capitalism.3 Most recently it has been argued that
Arcadia · Art history · Capitalism · Economic history · Humanism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2013 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |