The Presence of the Past: Essays on the State and the Constitution
(Part of the The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought Series)
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All constitutions are ultimately about power, Sheldon Wolin writes: about how power is used and by whom, according to what understandings, and to whose advantage. The provisions of our own Constitution regarding slavery--and disregarding women--show that even a liberal constitution does not legitimate all types of politics. What is constituted, rather, are conditions that favor certain forms of politics over others. The Presence of the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:080184116X
ISBN13:9780801841163
Release Date:August 1990
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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