First american constitutions, the: republican ideology and the making of the state constitutions in the revolutionary era
Auteur :
Adams, Willi Paul
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780742520691
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2001
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,3 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
594 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This volume contains two new chapters: one demonstrating precedents in the state constitutions for the US Constitution, and another chapter testing the "republicanism over liberalism" thesis against political ideas and institutional arangements that constitute the first states constitutions.