| Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Contributor(s): Rakove, Jack N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679781218 ISBN-13: 9780679781219 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Political Science | Constitutions - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.75 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on one question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who understands its meaning best? In Original Meanings, Jack N. Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and in so doing traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing us how that document meant different things to different groups of Americans at different moments of its creation. Whether he is reopening the issues that the Constitution's framers tried to solve or reanimating the personalities of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, Rakove writes lucidly, incisively, and with an eye fixed on the contraversies that continue to rage around the Constitution. |