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American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989 : A Global Perspective /

Winner of the 2010 Book Award from the New England Historical AssociationAmerican constitutionalism represents this country's greatest gift to human freedom, yet its story remains largely untold. For over two hundred years, its ideals, ideas, and institutions influenced different peoples in dif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Billias, George Athan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • PART I Definitions
  • 1 Of Constitutions and Constitutionalisms
  • 2 American Constitutionalism Defined
  • PART II Seven Echoes of American Constitutionalism
  • 3 First Echo
  • 4 Second Echo
  • 5 European Interlude
  • 6 Third Echo
  • 7 European Interlude
  • 8 Fourth Echo
  • 9 Fifth Echo
  • 10 Sixth Echo
  • 11 Seventh Echo
  • 12 Global Consciousness
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author