Essays on the Making of the Constitution, 2nd Edition

ISBN 10: 0195049020 / ISBN 13: 9780195049022

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1987

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0195049020I5N00

Inhaltsangabe:

Historians have engaged in a prolonged debate, that perhaps defies resolution, over the making of the Constitution. Were the framers enlightened, disinterested statesmen seeking to rescue a nation then drifting dangerously toward anarchy? Were they conspiratorial representatives of a rising financial and industrial capitalism? Was the Constitution primarily an economic or a political document? This collection of essays, by such renowned scholars as Charles Beard, Andrew C. McLaughlin, and John P. Roche, addresses the myriad questions that surround the creation of the principal document of the American governmental system. With a revised introduction and conclusion, the second edition is an indispensable and timely tool for courses in American government and constitutional history.

Von der hinteren Coverseite: This highly-acclaimed collection of essays, edited by eminent constitutional historian Leonard W. Levy, brings together a wide range of viewpoints on the roles, motivations, and aspirations of the Founding Fathers of the Constitution.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Essays on the Making of the Constitution, ...
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: 2. Auflage