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Sovereignty and liberty : constitutional discourse in American culture / Michael Kammen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: History of American thought and culturePublication details: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1988.Description: xiv, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0299117308 :
  • 9780299117306
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF4541 .K35 1988
Contents:
Rethinking the "Fountain of Power": Changing Perceptions of Popular Sovereignty, 1764-1788 -- "We Began the Dance": The Reel of Revolutions and Constitutions in American Culture, 1775-1788 -- Personal Liberty and American Constitutionalism -- The United States Constitution, Public Opinion, and the Question of American Exceptionalism -- "A Vehicle of Life":Continuity and Change in Americans' Perceptions of Their Living Constitution -- The Revival of States' Rights in American Political Culture, ca. 1918-1938: Reflectionson the Ambiguities of Ideological Constitutionalism -- Constitutional Pluralism: ConflictingInterpretations of the Founders' Intentions.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks KF4541.K35 1988 1 Available 33710001137665

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rethinking the "Fountain of Power": Changing Perceptions of Popular Sovereignty, 1764-1788 -- "We Began the Dance": The Reel of Revolutions and Constitutions in American Culture, 1775-1788 -- Personal Liberty and American Constitutionalism -- The United States Constitution, Public Opinion, and the Question of American Exceptionalism -- "A Vehicle of Life":Continuity and Change in Americans' Perceptions of Their Living Constitution -- The Revival of States' Rights in American Political Culture, ca. 1918-1938: Reflectionson the Ambiguities of Ideological Constitutionalism -- Constitutional Pluralism: ConflictingInterpretations of the Founders' Intentions.