Constitutional History of the American Revolution

Name: Constitutional History of the American Revolution
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ISBN: 9780299146641

ISBN-10: 0299146642

ISBN-13: 9780299146641

Edition: 1995 (Abridged)

Authors: John Phillip Reid

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Designed for use in courses, this abridged edition of the four-volumeConstitutional History of the American Revolutiondemonstrates how significant constitutional disputes were in instigating the American Revolution. John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement. Reid's distinctive analysis discusses the irreconcilable nature of this conflict—irreconcilable not because leaders in politics on…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 5/15/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Historiographical Preface


Jurisprudential Preface



The Authority of the Constitution



The Authority to Tax



The Authority to Legislate



The Authority to Regulate



The Authority of the Prerogative



Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Short Titles


Notes


Index