The Words That Made Us : America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
by
Akhil Amar
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0465096352
ISBN-13
9780465096350
Publisher
Basic Books
Imprint
Basic Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 27th, 2021
Print length
832 Pages
Weight
1,124 grams
Dimensions
16.50 x 24.20 x 6.50 cms
Product Classification:
HistoryLegal history
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A history of the founding of the American Constitution and its ever-shifting meaning, from the document's most respected scholar
From a preeminent legal scholar, a “fascinating” and “masterful” (Wall Street Journal) history of the American Constitution's formative decades
When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, ordinary Americans and statesmen alike continued to wrestle with weighty questions in the halls of government and in the pages of newspapers. Should the nation's borders be expanded? Should America allow slavery to spread westward? What rights should Indian nations hold? What was the proper role of the judicial branch?
In The Words That Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. His account of the document's origins and consolidation is a guide for anyone seeking to properly understand America's Constitution today.
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