Essays on the Making of the Constitution - Softcover

 
9780195049022: Essays on the Making of the Constitution
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0195049020 ISBN 13: 9780195049022
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Historians have engaged in a prolonged debate, that perhaps defies resolution, over the making of the Constitution. Were the framers enlightened, disinterested statesmen seeking to rescue a nation then drifting dangerously toward anarchy? Were they conspiratorial representatives of a rising financial and industrial capitalism? Was the Constitution primarily an economic or a political document? This collection of essays, by such renowned scholars as Charles Beard, Andrew C. McLaughlin, and John P. Roche, addresses the myriad questions that surround the creation of the principal document of the American governmental system. With a revised introduction and conclusion, the second edition is an indispensable and timely tool for courses in American government and constitutional history.

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From the Back Cover

This highly-acclaimed collection of essays, edited by eminent constitutional historian Leonard W. Levy, brings together a wide range of viewpoints on the roles, motivations, and aspirations of the Founding Fathers of the Constitution.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1987
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195049020
ISBN 13 
9780195049022
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
352
Editor
Levy Leonard W.

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