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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
vii, 454 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's preeminent constitutional scholar, considers the biggest...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
401 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A revelatory assessment of how the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is significantly influencing the nation's laws and reinterpreting the Constitution includes in-depth analysis of recent rulings to explore their less-understood debates and relevance.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Words We Live By takes an entertaining and informative look at America's most important historical document, now with discussions on new rulings on hot button issues such as immigration, gay marriage, gun control, and affirmative action.
In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this...
In The Words We Live By, Linda Monk probes the idea that the Constitution may seem to offer cut-and-dried answers to questions regarding personal rights, but the interpretations of this...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
viii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America's foundational document?"--
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xvi, 346 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Constitution, constitutional scholar Michael Stokes Paulsen and his son Luke provide a clear, accessible introduction to the history and meaning of this historic document. Beginning with the Constitution's birth in 1787, Paulsen and Paulsen offer a grand tour of its history and interpretations, introducing readers to the characters and controversies that have shaped this founding instrument in the 200-plus years since its creation. In order...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Business German Dictionary gives the user the essential business vocabulary of German and English, with translations into the other language. The entries cover the main areas of day-to-day business usage, including office practice, sales and purchases, shops, banking, invoices, credit control, international trade and communications and business travel. These are the situations in which the user may frequently require to translate from one language...
Author
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 300 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
The author and dean of constitutional law offers framework for understanding the US Constitution and the current threats facing democracy.
Worried about what a super conservative majority on the Supreme Court means for the future of civil liberties? From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the US Constitution...
Worried about what a super conservative majority on the Supreme Court means for the future of civil liberties? From gun control to reproductive health, a conservative court will reshape the lives of all Americans for decades to come. The time to develop and defend a progressive vision of the US Constitution...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
viii, 458 pages, 20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The 233-year story of how the American people have taken an imperfect constitution-the product of compromises and an artifact of its time-and made it more democratic"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Constitution is the most significant document in America. But do you fully understand what this valuable document means to you? In How to Read the Constitution--and Why, legal expert and educator Kimberly Wehle spells out in clear, simple, and common sense terms what is in the Constitution, and most importantly, what it means. In compelling terms and including text from the United States Constitution, she describes how the Constitution's protections...
Author
Language
English
Description
A work of extraordinary range and striking originality, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen traces the global history of written constitutions from the 1750s to the twentieth century, modifying accepted narratives and uncovering the close connections between the making of constitutions and the making of war. In the process, Linda Colley both reappraises famous constitutions and recovers those that have been marginalized but were central to the rise of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Modern Library pbk. ed., 1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 229 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so recently deposed. A truly national government was needed, one that could raise money, regulate commerce, and defend the states against foreign threats–without becoming as overbearing as England. So thirty-six-year-old James Madison believed. That...
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