The First American Constitutions - Republican Ideology and the Making of the State Constitutions in the Revolutionary Era (Paperback, Expanded)

For the last twenty years this book has been cited by every serious writer on early American constitutional development. Any constitutional history of the independent United States must begin with this comprehensive study. Professor Adams combines a European perspective and a thorough knowledge of the antecedents of 1787 to create an insightful analysis of the replacement by the revolutionary generation of one government by another by-they thought-"constitutional" means. Acting for "the people" in 11 of the 13 rebelling states, various kinds of self-empowered committees, "congresses," or "conventions" created new constitutions and a system in which the states dominated over the weaker Confederation government. This volume contains two new chapters: one demonstrating precedents in the state constitutions for the U.S. Constitution, and another chapter critically testing the "republicanism over liberalism" thesis against political ideas and institutional arrangements that constitute the first state constitutions. The bibliography has been updated to include the rich body of work written during the last two decades, much of it indebted to this pioneering study.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2001
First published:	November 2001
Authors:	Willi Paul Adams
Translators:	Rita And Robert Kimber
Foreword by:	Richard B. Morris
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
Edition:	Expanded
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-2069-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
LSN:	0-7425-2069-2
Barcode:	9780742520691

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