| Private Property and the Limits of American Constitutionalism: The Madisonian Framework and Its Legacy Contributor(s): Nedelsky, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226569713 ISBN-13: 9780226569710 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1994 Annotation: The United States Constitution was designed to secure the rights of individuals and minorities from the tyranny of the majority2;or was it? Jennifer Nedelsky's provocative study places this claim in an utterly new light, tracing its origins to the Framers' preoccupation with the protection of private property. She argues that this formative focus on property has shaped our institutions, our political system, and our very understanding of limited government. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - Political Science |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Series: Madisonian Framework and Its Legacy |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.11" W x 9.11" (1.09 lbs) 357 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The United States Constitution was designed to secure the rights of individuals and minorities from the tyranny of the majority-or was it? Jennifer Nedelsky's provocative study places this claim in an utterly new light, tracing its origins to the Framers' preoccupation with the protection of private property. She argues that this formative focus on property has shaped our institutions, our political system, and our very understanding of limited government. |