Power and liberty : constitutionalism in the American revolution / Gordon S Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Gordon S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States--18th century.

Constitutional history.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 228 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book deals with important issues of constitutionalism in the American Revolution. It ranges from the imperial debate that led to the Declaration of Independence to the revolutionary state constitution making in 1776 and the creation of the Federal Constitution in 1787. It includes a discussion of slavery and constitutionalism, the emergence of the judiciary as one of the major tripartite institutions of government, and the demarcation between public and private that was a consequence of the government"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The imperial debate

State constitution-making

The crisis of the 1780s

The federal constitution

Slavery and constitutionalism

The emergence of the judiciary

The great demarcation between public and private.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Kennedy fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Wood, Gordon S. Power and liberty

Online version: Wood, Gordon S. Constitutionalism in the American revolution

ISBN:

9780197546918

0197546919

OCLC:

1253441637