Constitutional History of the American Revolution: Authority of Rights v. 1 (Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-179): The Authority Of Rights: 3 - Softcover

University Of Wisconsin Press

 
9780299108748: Constitutional History of the American Revolution: Authority of Rights v. 1 (Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-179): The Authority Of Rights: 3
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0299108740 ISBN 13: 9780299108748
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

Synopsis

John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement.

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About the Author

John Phillip Reid is the Russell D. Niles Professor of Law at New York University. His books include Policing the Elephant: Crime and Social Behavior on the Overland Trail as well as the abridged one-volume edition of Constitutional History of the American Revolution based on this four-volume work.

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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0299108740
ISBN 13 
9780299108748
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
386