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Beyond origins : rethinking founding in a time of constitutional democracy / Angélica Maria Bernal.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science Available online
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reyna Bernal, Angélica, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional history.
- Democracy.
- Comparative government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- From classical stories of divine lawgivers to contemporary ones of Founding Fathers and constitutional beginnings, foundings have long been synonymous with singular, extraordinary moments of political origin and creation. In constitutional democracies, this common view is particularly attractive, with original founding events, actors, and ideals invoked time and again in everyday politics as well as in times of crisis to remake the state and unify citizens. 'Beyond Origins' challenges this view of foundings, explaining how it is ultimately dangerous, misguided, and unsustainable.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 19, 2017).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 0-19-068563-8
- 0-19-049424-7
- 0-19-049423-9
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