Sheldon, Garrett Ward,  1954- <br/><br/>
The political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson / 
by Garrett Ward Sheldon. 
 - Baltimore ;  London :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  1991 
 - x, 174 pages ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Liberalism and classicism in Jefferson's political philosophy -- America as a colony: The British realm versus Jefferson's modern empire -- Revolutionary America: Jefferson's Lockean independence -- America as a new republic: Jefferson's classical democracy -- Jeffersonian Federalism: Theory and practice -- Ethics and democracy -- The culture of the Virginia gentry and Thomas Jefferson, Esquire -- The shadow of slavery over Jefferson's political philosophy -- Thomas Jefferson as political philosopher: Freedom, democracy, equality, rights -- Appendix: Early American historiography and the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. 
<br/><br/> Examines Jefferson's views on democracy, rights, freedom, and slavery as well as the cultural and economic context of his ideas in the Virginia gentry class. --From publisher's description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0801847141 9780801847141 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93049524  
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GB9441359  bnb GB94-41359 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Politics United States 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E332.2  / S3