Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Michael F. Conlin is Professor of History at Eastern Washington University and author of One Nation Divided by Slavery: Remembering the American Revolution while Marching toward the Civil War (2015). Klappentext Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The original intent of the slaveholding founders; 2. Two constitutional wrongs did not guarantee a constitutional right; 3. The tyranny of the Northern majority; 4. The spirit of 1787; 5. The constitutional right of secession; Epilogue: the Founders' constitution no more.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michael F. Conlin, Conlin Michael F.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108495271
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49527-1
• Pages: 342
• Thèmes: Cambridge Historical Studies i; Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit public, administratif, constitutionnel; USA, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Specific wars and campaigns, Constitution: government & the state, Slavery and abolition of slavery, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general