Constitutional Investigations : A Conversation with Linda Colley / Howard Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard, 1965- author.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow conversations.

Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history.

Constitutional law.

Constitutions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (42 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Open Agenda Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Linda Colley is a renowned expert on British, imperial and global history since 1700. After inspiring insights about Linda Colley's teachers and professors who had a strong impact on her future career as a historian, this wide-ranging conversation provides a detailed examination of the global history and present state of constitutions and their impact.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Knowing the Rules, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Personal History

II. Constitutions, Part 1

III. Constitutions, Part 2

IV. Implications and Applications

V. Marching Onwards

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781771701471

1771701471

OCLC:

1255233219