Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Preface Part One. The Revolutionary Republic 1 Leadership 2 The Politics of Form 3 The Politics of Character 4 The Politics of Independence 5 The Edges of Violence 6 The Jeffersonian Resolution Part Two. Beginnings and Endings 7 Space 8 Revolution in Choices 9 The Last Tournament 10 The Era of State Power 11 Comprehensive Programs 12 The Jacksonian Resolution Part Three. Democratic Society 13 Economy 14 Democratic Culture 15 The Institutional Web 16 A Society in Halves 17 A Crisis in Parallelism Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index