American sovereigns : the people and America's constitutional tradition before the Civil War / Christian G. Fritz.
| Author/creator | Fritz, Christian G., 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xi, 427 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies on the American Constitution Cambridge studies on the American Constitution. ^A697515 |
| Contents | "Prologue" -- The people's sovereignty in the states -- "Revolutionary constitutionalism" -- "Grass-roots self-government : America's early determinist movements" -- "Revolutionary tensions : 'friends of government' confront 'the Regulators' in Massachusetts" -- The sovereign behind the Federal Constitution -- "The Federal Constitution and the effort to constrain the people" -- "Testing the constitutionalism of 1787 : the whiskey 'rebellion' in Pennsylvania" -- "Federal sovereignty : competing views of the Federal Constitution" -- The struggle over a constitutional middle ground -- "The collective sovereign persists : the people's constitution in Rhode Island" -- "Epilogue". |
| Local note | Little-354835--305131034332S |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-410) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007013827 |
| ISBN | 9780521881883 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521881889 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF 4881 .F75 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |