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America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism (Studies of the Americas)

By Johnathan O'Neill , Gary L. McDowell

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403972362, 9781403972361, 9780230601062
LCC
KF4520 .A76 2006
Open Library ID
OL19680220M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1060929 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
288\279
Topic
Education
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism shows in detail the Enlightenment origin of the U.S. Constitution. It provides vivid analysis of how the Enlightenment's basic ideas were reformulated in the context of America. It is particularly successful in bringing out the competing strains of Enlightenment thought and of articulating crucial Enlightenment concepts of public opinion, equality, public reason, legislature and judiciary, revolution, law, and the people in their American context. The collection is timely given contemporary debates between republicans and liberals about constitutional interpretation which are addressed throughout.

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