Origins of the Bill of Rights /
In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of...
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| Materialtyp: | Licensed eBooks |
| Språk: | engelska |
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New Haven, Conn. :
Yale University Press
©1999.
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| Serie: | Contemporary law series.
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| Länkar: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1nq0gx |
| Sammanfattning: | In this history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes maneuverings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties. |
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| Fysisk beskrivning: | 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585337993 9780585337999 9780300129021 0300129025 9780300078022 0300078021 0300089015 9780300089011 |