G. McDowell,
J. O'Neill
Palgrave Macmillan US
e druk, 2007
9781403972361
America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US |
e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781403972361
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Studies of the Americas
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book shows in detail the Enlightenment origin of the US Constitution. It provides vivid analysis of how the Enlightenment's basic ideas were reformulated in the context of America.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781403972361
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Serie:Studies of the Americas
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction - Gary L. McDowell &Johnathan O'Neill Part I: Enlightenment Philosophy and Constitutionalism Recovering (From) Enlightenment? - Steven D. Smith The Positivization of Natural Rights - Martin Loughlin Epicureanism and the Enlightenment - Frederick Rosen Preface to Liberalism: Locke's First Treatise and the Bible - Robert Faulkner Montesquieu and the Constitution of Liberty - Paul A. Rahe Part II: The Enlightenment and the Constitution in America The American Enlightenment - Gordon S. Wood Enlightenment and Experience: The Virginia Constitution of 1776 - Colin Bonwick Nation-Making and the American Constitutional Process - J.R. Pole Ticklish Experiments: The Paradox of American Constitutionalism - Jack Rakove James Madison and the Idea of Fundamental Law - C. Bradley Thompson