Our secret constitution : how Lincoln redefined American democracy / George P. Fletcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, George P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Political and social views.

Lincoln, Abraham.

United States. Constitution--13th-15th Amendments.

United States.

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional amendments--United States.

Constitutional amendments.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Argument for the Secret Constitution""; ""1 Redemption Under Law""; ""2 Radical Gettysburg""; ""3 Nationhood""; ""4 Loyalty and Betrayal""; ""5 Equality""; ""6 The Revolution That Never Was""; ""7 Equality Without Vision""; ""8 A Maxim of Justice: Its Birth and Rebirth""; ""9 The Secret Constitution Resurgent""; ""10 Government as Partner Against the Past""; ""11 Neither Blue Nor Gray""; ""Afterword: Election Blues 2000""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""

""P""""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-284) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028647-4

0-19-987216-3

9786610655342

0-19-530265-6

1-280-65534-8

0-19-803243-9

1-60256-697-6

OCLC:

57666002