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Author:

Wood, Gordon S,.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

x, 228 pages ; 22 cm.

Subject:

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

Notes:

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

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.

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.

ISBN:

0197546919
9780197546918

LCCN:

2021009865

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

WSPF215 -- Spencer Public Library (Spencer)