The Words That Made Us - America''s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840

"Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar tells the story of America's constitutional conversation during its first eighty years--from the Constitution's birth in 1760 through the 1830s, when the last of America's early leaders died. Amar traces the threads of Constitutional discourse, uniting history and law in a narrative that seeks both to reveal this history anew and to make clear who was right and who was wrong on the biggest legal issues confronting early America. Amar provides an essential history of the Constitution's formative decades and an indispensable guide for anyone seeking to understand America's Constitution and its relevance today"--

About the author

Akhil Reed Amar is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and the author of several books on constitutional law and history, including America's Constitution: A Biography and America's Unwritten Constitution. He lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut.

Summary

A history of the founding of the American Constitution and its ever-shifting meaning, from the document's most respected scholar

Foreword

A history of the founding of the American Constitution and its ever-shifting meaning, from the document's most respected scholar

Product details

• Authors: Akhil Amar, Akhil Reed Amar
• Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780465096350
• ISBN: 978-0-465-09635-0
• No. of pages: 832
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; USA, History, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States of America, USA