THE INFANT PERIODS of most nations are buried in silence, or veiled in fable," James Madison observed in July 1819; "and perhaps the world may have lost but little which it need regret."
An edition of Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
(1996)
Original meanings
politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution
1st Vintage Books ed.
by Jack N. Rakove
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Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.
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Constitutional history, Constitutional law, Interpretation and construction, History, Nonfiction, Grondwetten, Betekenis, Ontstaansgeschiedenis, Politieke aspecten, Verfassungsauslegung, Geschichte, USA, Verfassung (1787), Constitutional law, united states, Constitutional history, united statesPlaces
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Original Meanings
June 7, 1999, Random House Value Publishing
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Original Meanings
May 13, 1998, Random House Value Publishing
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in English
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Original meanings: politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution
1997, Vintage Books
in English
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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
May 27, 1997, Vintage
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Original meanings: politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution
1996, A.A. Knopf
in English
- 1st ed.
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Table of Contents
The perils of originalism.
The road to Philadelphia.
The Madisonian moment.
The politics of constitution-making.
The concept of ratification.
Debating the Constitution.
Federalism.
The mirror of representation.
Creating the presidency.
Rights.
Madison and the origins of originalism.
Edition Notes
Originally published in hardcover: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
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