For over seventy-five years Edward S. Corwin's text has been a
basic reference in the study of U.S. Constitutional Law. The 14th
edition, the first new edition since 1973, brings the volume up to
date through 1977.
In this classic work, historian Edward Corwin presented the text
of the U.S. Constitution along with his own commentary on its
articles, sections, clauses, and amendments. Corwin was a renowned
authority on constitutional law and jurisprudence, and was hired at
Princeton University by Woodrow Wilson in 1905.
Far from being an impersonal textbook, Corwin's edition was full
of opinion. Not afraid to express his own strong views of the
development of American law, Corwin offered piquant descriptions of
the debates about the meaning of clauses, placing recent decisions
of the court "in the familiar setting of his own views." The favor
of his style is evident in his comments on judicial review
("American democracy's way of covering its bet") and the cabinet
("an administrative anachronism" that should be replaced by a
legislative council "whose daily salt does not come from the
Presidential table").
Corwin periodically revised the book for nearly forty years,
incorporating into each new edition his views of new Supreme Court
rulings and other changes in American law. Although Corwin intended
his book for the general public, his interpretations always gained
the attention of legal scholars and practitioners. The prefaces he
wrote to the revised editions were often controversial for the
views he offered on the latest developments of constitutional law,
and the book only grew in stature and recognition.
After his death in 1963, other scholars prepared subsequent
editions, fourteen in all.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 1978 |
| First published: |
October 1978 |
| Authors: |
Edward S. Corwin
|
| Editors: |
Harold W Chase
• Craig R Ducat
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
696 |
| Edition: |
14th Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-02758-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-691-02758-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780691027586 |
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