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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution

Jack N. Rakove

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From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Format:

Pages:: 457 pages

Publication:: 1997

Publisher:: Vintage Books

Edition:: First Vintage Books Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0679781218

ISBN13:: 9780679781219

kindle Asin:: B003E8AIVQ

Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution

Jack N. Rakove

3.97/5 (1191 ratings)

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From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Format:

Pages:: 457 pages

Publication:: 1997

Publisher:: Vintage Books

Edition:: First Vintage Books Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0679781218

ISBN13:: 9780679781219

kindle Asin:: B003E8AIVQ

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