Antebellum origins of the modern constitution, the: slavery and the spirit of the american founding
Auteur :
Gilhooley, Simon J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108791458
Date de publication :
14 avr. 2022
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,1 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
440 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The emergence of slavery in the District of Columbia profoundly transformed constitutional interpretation. Gilhooley's account of this interaction, and how it forms the basis of modern constitutional understandings grounded in the American Founding, is for scholars of the US Constitution, American history and politics, and legal studies.