The founding of the United States after the American Revolution
was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the
key actors considered this new government to be a work of art
framed from natural rights. Recognizing the artificial nature of
the state, these early politicians believed the culture of a people
should inform the development of their governing rules and bodies.
Eric Slauter explores these central ideas in this extensive and
novel account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of
the United States. Slauter uncovers the hidden cultural histories
upon which the document rests, highlights the voices of ordinary
people, and considers how the artifice of the state was challenged
in its effort to sustain inalienable natural rights alongside
slavery and to achieve political secularization at a moment of
growing religious expression.
A complement to classic studies of the Constitution's economic,
ideological, and political origins, "The State as a Work of Art
"sheds new light on the origins of the Constitution and on ongoing
debates over its interpretation.
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