The American State Constitutional Tradition

3.40 ( 10 Ratings by Goodreads)
The American State Constitutional Tradition

The American State Constitutional Tradition

3.40 (10 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Published: 30 March, 2006
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Shows that state constitutions are more than mere echoes of the federal document. This comprehensive study of all 114 state constitutional conventions for which there are recorded debates, shows that state constitutional debates reflect the wisdom of American constitution-makers than do the traditional studies of the federal constitution.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780700616893
ISBN10 0700616896
Number Of Pages 446
Item Weight 705 g
Product Dimensions 149 x 223 x 27 mm
Publisher / Reseller University Press of Kansas
Format paperback
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"A very important book based on prodigious research. Dinan has distilled for us in an extremely readable form an analysis of some of the key debates in American politics as played out through state constitutions." - Law and History Review "An extremely important contribution to its subject and to the study of American politics in general. An excellent supplementary text for a survey course in American politics and government." - American Journal of Legal History "Dinan's book will be the starting point for reexamining and explaining a wide array of traditional constitutional concerns." - American Historical Review"

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Author's Bio

John J. Dinan is Zachary T. Smith Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University and author of Keeping the People's Liberties: Legislators, Citizens, and Judges as Guardians of Rights, also from Kansas.

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