The Founding Fathers Reconsidered

Zusatztext Read Bernstein's book if you can. It's both a reminder of how fallible the Founding Fathers were--and yet how good they still look to us nearly a quarter of a millennium later. Informationen zum Autor R. B. Bernstein is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School, and has written, edited, or co-edited nineteen books on American constitutional and legal history, including Thomas Jefferson. Klappentext This concise and elegant book reintroduces us to the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. It gives the reader a context within which to explore the world of the founding fathers and their complex and still-controversial achievements and legacies. Zusammenfassung This concise and elegant book reintroduces us to the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. It gives the reader a context within which to explore the world of the founding fathers and their complex and still-controversial achievements and legacies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I. The History that Made the Founding Fathers The State of the Union Free-Born English Subjects The Intellectual World II. The History that the Founding Fathers Made Independence Constitution-Making Federalism Politics Church and State Equality, Inequality, and Slavery America in the World Part III. What History Made of the Founding Fathers Ancestor Worship? "Which Founding Father Are You?" The Dead Hand of the Past: Original Intent Conclusion Notes Chronology Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: R B Bernstein, R. B. Bernstein, R. B. (Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law Bernstein, Bernstein R. B.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9780199832576
• ISBN: 978-0-19-983257-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Legal History, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1700 To C 1800