American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989 : a global perspective

American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989 : a global perspective

New York : New York University Press, 2009.

xv, 544 p. ; 24 cm.

342.73 B613 2009

(OCoLC)276816634

George Athan Billias traces the spread of American constitutionalism, from the time of the American Revolution to the conclusion of the Cold War.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-489) and index.
Contents: Of constitutions and constitutionalisms -- American constitutionalism defined : six seminal documents -- Seven echoes of American constitutionalism : a global perspective -- First echo : Europe, 1776-1800 -- Second echo : Latin America, 1811-1900 -- European interlude : 1800-1848 -- Third echo : European revolutions of 1848 -- European interlude, 1850-1900 and the American Civil War -- Fourth echo : American empire -- Fifth echo : World War I to World War II, 1919-1945 -- Sixth echo : American crescendo, 1945-1974 -- Seventh echo : American constitutionalism and democratization, 1974-1989 -- Global consciousness, then and now.
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