| Declaring Rights: A Brief History with Documents Contributor(s): Rakove, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312137346 ISBN-13: 9780312137342 Publisher: Bedford Books OUR PRICE: $35.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Questions about the original meaning of the Bill of Rights remain a source of active concern and controversy in the twenty-first century. In order to help students consider the intentions of the first Constitutional amendments and the significance of declaring rights, Jack Rakove traces the tradition and describes the deliberations from which the Bill of Rights emerged. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 323 |
| LCCN: 97072375 |
| Series: Declaring Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.5" W x 8.21" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bringing clarity to the original meaning of the Bill of Rights, Declaring Rights helps you look at the intentions of the first Constitutional amendments and the significance of declaring rights through the traditions and deliberations from which the document emerged. |