The Imperial Republic
A Structural History of American Constitutionalism from the Colonial Era to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
Published on 21. August 2002
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-0-7546-2199-7 (ISBN)
Description
James Wilson addresses the enduring relationship that the American constitution has with the concept of "empire". His research from colonial times to the turn of the 20th century leads him to conclude that imperial ambition has profoundly influenced American constitutional law, theory and politics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 226 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-2199-7 (9780754621997)
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Content
Constructing a model of republican empires; Early constitutional structures; Creating the imperial constitution; The struggle over the form, character, and direction of the new empire; The republican empire of conquest; Chief Justice John Marshall's Hamiltonian empire - turning constitutional conventions Into constitutional law; Imperial competition during the ante-bellum era; John C. Calhoun, Dred Scott v. Candford and the Lincoln-Douglas debates - turning constitutional theories and conventions into constitutional law; The formation of the modern American empire.