Free in the World: American Slavery and Constitutional Failure

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The American Constitution is often held up as a model for other countries to imitate. According to Mark Brandon, however, it is a model not just of success, but also of failure. In this book, Brandon examines the breakdown of American constitutional order in the nineteenth century, paying special attention to slavery as an institution and as a subject of political rhetoric. He draws on historical narrative and constitutional theory to argue that the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691015813

ISBN13:9780691015811

Release Date:January 1998

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:267 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

History Law Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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