Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
by Rakove, Jack N
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- Hardcover
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Synopsis
What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046476
- Title
- Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
- Author
- Rakove, Jack N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY INDEPENDENCE
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History and Biography; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
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