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"The most thoughtful and careful scholarly analysis to date of the extent to which the framers should control our contemporary understanding of the Constitution."—Stanley N. Katz, American Council of Learned Societies
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
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What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and how can we recover the intentions of its framers? These questions, which resound throughout today¿s most heated legal and political controversies, lie at the heart of Jack N. Rakove¿s splendidly readable work of historical analysis. In Original Meanings, he traces the complex weave of ideology and interests from which the Constitution emerged and shows how Americans have attached different meanings to their founding document from the moment it was published.
Original Meanings examines the classic issues that the framers of the Constitution had to solve: federalism, representation, executive power, individual rights, and the idea that the Constitution itself should become supreme law. Rakove pays particular attention to James Madison, the Constitution¿s presiding genius, whose brilliance shaped the document¿s framing, ratification, and amendment. The result is a major work of reinterpretation that should be read by every student of American history, law, and politics.
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and how can we recover the intentions of its framers? These questions, which resound throughout today¿s most heated legal and political controversies, lie at the heart of Jack N. Rakove¿s splendidly readable work of historical analysis. In Original Meanings, he traces the complex weave of ideology and interests from which the Constitution emerged and shows how Americans have attached different meanings to their founding document from the moment it was published.
Original Meanings examines the classic issues that the framers of the Constitution had to solve: federalism, representation, executive power, individual rights, and the idea that the Constitution itself should become supreme law. Rakove pays particular attention to James Madison, the Constitution¿s presiding genius, whose brilliance shaped the document¿s framing, ratification, and amendment. The result is a major work of reinterpretation that should be read by every student of American history, law, and politics.
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
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| BN ID: | 2940169807707 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 12/01/2010 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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