| Beyond Confederation: Origins of the Constitution and American National Identity Contributor(s): Beeman, Richard (Editor), Botein, Stephen (Editor), Carter, Edward C., II (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807841722 ISBN-13: 9780807841723 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1987 Annotation: The focus of 'Beyond Confederation' is the Constitution of the United States in its own era. The authors scrutinize the ideological background of the Constitution, the rigors of its writing and ratification, and the problems it both faced and provoked immediately after ratification. The essays question much of the heritage of eighteenth-century constitutional thought and suggest that many of the commonly debated issues have led us away from the truly germane questions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Social Science |
| Dewey: 973.318 |
| LCCN: 86016150 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.86" W x 9.01" (1.24 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beyond Confederation scrutinizes the ideological background of the U.S. Constitution, the rigors of its writing and ratification, and the problems it both faced and provoked immediately after ratification. The essays in this collection question much of the heritage of eighteenth-century constitutional thought and suggest that many of the commonly debated issues have led us away from the truly germane questions. The authors challenge many of the traditional generalizations and the terms and scope of that debate as well. The contributors raise fresh questions about the Constitution as it enters its third century. What happened in Philadelphia in 1787, and what happened in the state ratifying conventions? Why did the states--barely--ratify the Constitution? What were Americans of the 1789s attempting to achieve? The exploratory conclusions point strongly to an alternative constitutional tradition, some of it unwritten, much of it rooted in state constitutional law; a tradition that not only has redefined the nature and role of the Constitution but also has placed limitations on its efficacy throughout American history. The authors are Lance Banning, Richard Beeman, Stephen Botein, Richard D. Brown, Richard E. Ellis, Paul Finkelman, Stanley N. Katz, Ralph Lerner, Drew R. McCoy, John M. Murrin, Jack N. Rakove, Janet A. Riesman, and Gordon S. Wood. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beeman, Richard: - Richard Beeman is professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania.Botein, Stephen: - The late Stephen Botein was professor of history at Michigan State University.Carter, Edward C.: - Edward C. Carter II is librarian of the American Philosophical Society and editor-in-chief of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. |