How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution Contributor(s): Epstein, Richard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933995068 ISBN-13: 9781933995069 Publisher: Cato Institute OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: In this provocative book, Richard Epstein shows how Progressives saw in constitutional interpretation an opportunity to advance their political agenda. They transformed a Constitution that reflected the influence of John Lock and James Madison into one that reflected the ideas of the leading intellectuals of their own time. As a result, they rewrote, because they did not understand, key provisions of the constitutional text. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism - Law | Constitutional - Political Science | Constitutions |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2005044891 |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.6" W x 7.06" (0.32 lbs) 156 pages |