DOC Russia's Economy of Favours: Blat; Networking and Informal Exchange (Cambridge Russian; Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies) by Alena V. Ledeneva in History

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In the first study that combines an in-depth examination of Madison's National Gazette essays of 1791-92 with a study of The Federalist; Colleen Sheehan traces the evolution of Madison's conception of the politics of communication and public opinion throughout the Founding period; demonstrating how "the sovereign public" would form and rule in America. Contrary to those scholars who claim that Madison dispensed with the need to form an active and virtuous citizenry; Sheehan argues that Madison's vision for the new nation was informed by the idea of republican self-government; whose manifestation he sought to bring about in the spirit and way of life of the American people. Madison's story is "the story of an idea" - the idea of America.