The Constitution before the judgment seat : the prehistory and ratification of the American Constitution, 1787-1791
2012
342.73 H455 2012
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Title
The Constitution before the judgment seat : the prehistory and ratification of the American Constitution, 1787-1791
Variant Title
Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.
Language
English
German
German
Description
xxviii, 552 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
342.73 H455 2012
System Control No.
(OCoLC)708648736
Note
Originally published in German as Die Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl in 1988.
First translation by Jerry Neeb-Crippen made from a text with "substantial deletions" by the author. Richard Leffler and the author revised the first three chapters of the translation; then Leffler and Kaminski finished the editing. (p. ix)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [519]-525) and index.
Contents: Ratification chronology, 1786-1791 -- Introduction : the historical significance of the debate over the American Constitution -- Historical background -- Public discourses and private correspondence -- The debate over basic principles -- Party formation and convention elections -- State ratifying conventions -- Republican festive culture -- The creation of the Bill of Rights -- Conclusion : Constitution-making as a political and cultural process : America's debate over the Constitution and the French Revolution.
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First translation by Jerry Neeb-Crippen made from a text with "substantial deletions" by the author. Richard Leffler and the author revised the first three chapters of the translation; then Leffler and Kaminski finished the editing. (p. ix)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [519]-525) and index.
Contents: Ratification chronology, 1786-1791 -- Introduction : the historical significance of the debate over the American Constitution -- Historical background -- Public discourses and private correspondence -- The debate over basic principles -- Party formation and convention elections -- State ratifying conventions -- Republican festive culture -- The creation of the Bill of Rights -- Conclusion : Constitution-making as a political and cultural process : America's debate over the Constitution and the French Revolution.
L2013M145
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