
Liberty and Union
A Constitutional History of the United States, volume 1
Routledge (Verlag)
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 17. Dezember 2013
Buch
Softcover
470 Seiten
978-0-415-89283-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
This, the first of two volumes of Liberty and Union, is a comprehensive constitutional history of the United States from the Anglo-American origins of the Constitution through the colonial and antebellum periods, to the Civil War and the consequent restructuring of the nation.
Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, it successfully unites thorough chronological coverage with a thematic approach, offering critical analysis of core constitutional history topics, set in the political, social, and economic context that made them constitutional issues in the first place. Combining a thoughtful and balanced narrative with an authoritative stance on key issues, the authors explain the past in the light of the past, without imposing upon it the standards of later generations.
Authored by two experienced professors of History and Law this textbook has been thoughtfully constructed to offer an accessible alternative to dense scholarly works - avoiding unnecessary technical jargon, defining legal terms and historical personalities where appropriate, and making explicit connections between constitutional themes and historical events. For students in an undergraduate or postgraduate constitutional history course, or anyone with a general interest in constitutional developments, this book will be essential reading.
Useful features include:
Full glossary of legal terminology
Recommended reading
A table of cases
Extensive supporting artwork
Companion website
Useful documents provided:
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States of America
Chronological list of Supreme Court justices
Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, it successfully unites thorough chronological coverage with a thematic approach, offering critical analysis of core constitutional history topics, set in the political, social, and economic context that made them constitutional issues in the first place. Combining a thoughtful and balanced narrative with an authoritative stance on key issues, the authors explain the past in the light of the past, without imposing upon it the standards of later generations.
Authored by two experienced professors of History and Law this textbook has been thoughtfully constructed to offer an accessible alternative to dense scholarly works - avoiding unnecessary technical jargon, defining legal terms and historical personalities where appropriate, and making explicit connections between constitutional themes and historical events. For students in an undergraduate or postgraduate constitutional history course, or anyone with a general interest in constitutional developments, this book will be essential reading.
Useful features include:
Full glossary of legal terminology
Recommended reading
A table of cases
Extensive supporting artwork
Companion website
Useful documents provided:
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States of America
Chronological list of Supreme Court justices
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Liberty and Union is a superb primer on the English origins of American jurisprudence that highlights the most significant aspects of the constitutional history of the United States. Crisply written with a dash of wit and humor, the authors excel at explaining essential legal concepts and differing historical interpretations with clarity and precision. In this splendid overview and comprehensive analysis, they persuasively make the case for the Constitution's centrality to American culture, politics, and nationhood."-Edward P. Crapol, Pullen Professor of American History, Emeritus, College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA
"Rembrandt's Aristotle, 1653, contemplated the bust of Homer for wisdom about what to make of the new state system introduced at Westphalia five years earlier. Modern states have recognized the need to make constitutions, but most turned out to be fabricated cover stories. Now with Liberty and Union we can begin to see how the U.S. Constitution made America an exception to that rule. This book fills a huge gap in intellectual history about what a constitution is supposed to be and do--but in other countries almost never is or does."
-Professor Charles Hill, Diplomat-in-Residence and lecturer in International Studies at Yale University
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Illustrationen
25 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 25 s/w Zeichnungen, 25 s/w Tabellen
25 Tables, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and white; 25 Halftones, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 27 mm
Gewicht
927 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-89283-4 (9780415892834)
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A Constitutional History of the United States, volume 1
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A Constitutional History of the United States, volume 1
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A Constitutional History of the United States, volume 1
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Inhalt
Introduction 1. The English Connection 2. A Legacy Transported and Transformed 3. Independence and Nationhood 4. A More Perfect Union 5. Launching the New Government 6. Jeffersonian Republicanism 7. John Marshall and Judicial Nationalism 8. Majority Rule and Sectional Rights 9. More Power to the States 10. Slavery and the Constitution 11. The Crisis of the Union 12. Reconstructing the Nation