| A Living Constitution or Fundamental Law?: American Constitutionalism in Historical Perspective Contributor(s): Belz, Herman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847686434 ISBN-13: 9780847686438 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: In A Living Constitution or Fundamental Law?, distinguished scholar Herman Belz considers the concept of constitutionalism as the subject matter of constitutional history. He argues that the study of constitutionalism should be interdisciplinary, requiring the insights and methods of history, political science, and jurisprudence. Belz illuminates the evolution of American constitutionalism across the span of American history, from the Founding to Reconstruction to the Cold War and the rise of the bureaucratic state in the 1980s. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Law | Constitutional - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 342.73 |
| LCCN: 98-11843 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.86" W x 8.97" (0.86 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In A Living Constitution or Fundamental Law?, distinguished scholar Herman Belz considers the concept of constitutionalism as the subject matter of constitutional history. Belz argues that the study of constitutionalism should be interdisciplinary, requiring the insights and methods of history, political science, and jurisprudence. Belz illuminates the evolution of American constitutionalism across the span of American history, from the Founding to Reconstruction to the Cold War and the rise of the bureaucratic state in the 1980s. |