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The Constitution before the judgment seat : the prehistory and ratification of the American Constitution, 1787-1791

Title
The Constitution before the judgment seat : the prehistory and ratification of the American Constitution, 1787-1791 / Jürgen Heideking ; edited by John P. Kaminski and Richard Leffler.
Author
Heideking, Jürgen, 1947-2000.
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Kaminski, John P.
  • Leffler, Richard.
Description
xxviii, 552 p.; 25 cm.
Uniform Title
Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl. English
Alternative Title
Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl.
Subject
  • United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
  • Constitutional history > United States
  • United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809
  • United States > Intellectual life > 18th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language (note)
  • Originally published in German as Die Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl in 1988.
Contents
Ratification chronology, 1786-1791 -- Introduction: the historical significance of the debate over the American Constitution -- Historical background -- Public discourses and private correspondence -- The debate over basic principles -- Party formation and convention elections -- State ratifying conventions -- Republican festive culture -- The creation of the Bill of Rights -- Conclusion: Constitution-making as a political and cultural process.
Call Number
JFE 12-2390
ISBN
  • 9780813931746 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0813931746 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011012444
OCLC
YBP 2011012444
Author
Heideking, Jürgen, 1947-2000.
Title
The Constitution before the judgment seat : the prehistory and ratification of the American Constitution, 1787-1791 / Jürgen Heideking ; edited by John P. Kaminski and Richard Leffler.
Imprint
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language
Originally published in German as Die Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl in 1988.
Added Author
Kaminski, John P.
Leffler, Richard.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-2390
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