Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997, c1996.Description: xvi, 439 p. 25 cmISBN:- 394578589
- KF 4541 .R137 1997
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American Learning Resource | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | KF 4541 .R137 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 9ALRC201101679 |
This is a Borzoi book.--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-420) and index.
From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans. www.alibris.com
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