Constitutional history of the American Revolution / John Phillip Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reid, John Phillip.

Contributor:

American Council of Learned Societies.

Series:

ACLS Humanities E-Book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.

United States.

Civil rights--United States--History.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 v. )

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1986-1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constitutional History of the American RevolutionVolume I: The Authority of RightsVolume II: The Authority to TaxVolume III: The Authority to LegislateVolume IV: The Authority of Law John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement.

Contents:

[1] The authority of rights

[2] The authority to tax

[3] The authority to legislate

[4] The authority of law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9780299108731

0299108732

9780299108700

0299108708