Original Meanings Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution |
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| Author:
| Rakove, Jack N. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-394-57858-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1997 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Knopf |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $68.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.