Title:
Power and liberty : constitutionalism in the American revolution / Gordon S Wood.
ISBN:
9780197546918
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Physical Description:
x, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
The imperial debate -- State constitution-making -- The crisis of the 1780s -- The federal constitution -- Slavery and constitutionalism -- The emergence of the judiciary -- The great demarcation between public and private.
Summary:
"This book deals with important issues of constitutionalism in the American Revolution. It ranges from the imperial debate that led to the Declaration of Independence to the revolutionary state constitution-making in 1776 and the creation of the Federal Constitution in 1787. It includes a discussion of slavery and constitutionalism, the emergence of the judiciary as one of the major tripartite institutions of government, and the demarcation between public and private that was a consequence of the government"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
on1253441637
Availability:
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