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Barcode30053003553933
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No342.7302 WOOD
Title Power and liberty : constitutionalism in the American revolution / Gordon S. Wood.
Author Wood, Gordon S, author.
CollectionAdult 300-399
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Personal Name Wood, Gordon S, author.
Title Statement Power and liberty : constitutionalism in the American revolution / Gordon S. Wood.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Physical Description x, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note 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.
Summary, Etc. "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.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Constitutional history United States 18th century.

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