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Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution
By : Gordon S. Wood
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Book Synopsis :
New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood elucidates the debates over the founding documents of the United States.The half century extending from the imperial crisis between Britain and its colonies in the 1760s to the early decades of the new republic of the United States was the greatest and most creative era of constitutionalism in American history, and perhaps in the world. During these decades, Americans explored and debated all aspects of politics and constitutionalism--the nature of power, liberty, representation, rights, the division of authority between different spheres of government, sovereignty, judicial authority, and written constitutions. The results of these issues produced institutions that have lasted for over two centuries.In this new book, eminent historian Gordon S. Wood distills a lifetime of work on constitutional innovations during the Revolutionary era. In concise form, he illuminates critical events in the nation's founding,
Book Detail :
Author : Gordon S. Wood
Pages : 240 pages
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0197546919
ISBN-13 : 9780197546918
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