Charles Beard and the Constitution : A Critical Analysis

In this work, Robert E. Brown applies the fruits of modern historical scholarship toward an understanding of Beard's groundbreaking and controversial work. With a perspective of forty years, Brown attempts to separate the valid from the bogus in this work.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Robert Eldon, 1907-2001
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1956.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Beard, Charles A. > (Charles Austin), > 1874-1948. > Economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States.
United States. > Constitution.
Economic interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (Beard, Charles A.)
Constitution (United States)
Grondwetten.
HISTORY > United States > General.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Constitution.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Historical interpretation in the United States
  • A survey of economic interests in 1787
  • The movement for the constitution
  • Property safeguards in the election of delegates
  • The economic interests of the members of the convention
  • The constitution as an economic document
  • The political doctrines of the members of the convention
  • The process of ratification
  • The popular vote on the constitution
  • The economics of the vote on the constitution
  • The economic conflict over ratification as viewed by contemporaries.

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