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The Words that Made Us (Amar, Akhil Reed)
The Words that Made Us
Untertitel America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
Autor Amar, Akhil Reed
Verlag Basic Books
Sprache Englisch
Mediaform Adobe Digital Editions
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
Artikelnummer 34681945
ISBN 978-0-465-09636-7
Plattform EPUB
Kopierschutz DRM Adobe
CHF 19.00
Zusammenfassung

A history of the American Constitution's formative decades from a preeminent legal scholar

When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, ordinary Americans and statesmen alike continued to wrestle with weighty questions in the halls of government and in the pages of newspapers. Should the nation's borders be expanded? Should America allow slavery to spread westward? What rights should Indian nations hold? What was the proper role of the judicial branch?

In The Words that Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. His account of the document's origins and consolidation is a guide for anyone seeking to properly understand America's Constitution today.

Akhil Reed Amar is the Sterling professor of law and political science at Yale University and the author of several books on constitutional law and history, including America's Constitution: A Biography and America's Unwritten Constitution. He lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut.