| A Republic for the Ages: The United States Capitol and the Political Culture of the Early Republic Contributor(s): Kennon, Donald R. (Editor), U S Capital Historical Society (Prepared by) |
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ISBN: 0813917956 ISBN-13: 9780813917955 Publisher: United States Capitol Historical Society OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1999 Annotation: This volume in the United States Capitol Historical Society's Perspectives on the American Revolution series explores how the architecture of the Capitol is imbued with the political culture of its time. Editor Donald R. Kennon writes, "Just as the constitutional framework for the new nation adapted and reformulated classical theories of republicanism, so too would the creation of its capital. The classical past would provide models, but ones to be worked out in the context of the new American experiment in republicanism." These essays emanate from the symposium held by the Society in 1993 to commemorate the bicentennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 975.302 |
| LCCN: 98-20031 |
| Series: United States Capitol Historical Society |
| Physical Information: 1.94" H x 6.44" W x 9.35" (2.51 lbs) 583 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: THIS VOLUME in the United States Capitol Historical Society's Perspectives on the American Revolution series explores how the architecture of the Capitol is imbued with the political culture of its time. Editor Donald R. Kennon writes, "Just as the constitutional framework for the new nation adapted and reformulated classical theories of republicanism, so too would the creation of its capital. The classical past would serve as models, but as models to be worked out in the context of the new American experiment in republicanism." These essays emanated from the syposium held by the Society in 1993 to commemorate the bicentennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol. |