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The Antebellum Origins of the Modern Constitution (häftad, eng)
This book argues that conflicts over slavery and abolition in the early American Republic generated a mode of constitutional interpretation...
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This book argues that conflicts over slavery and abolition in the early American Republic generated a mode of constitutional interpretation that remains powerful today: the belief that the historical spirit of founding holds authority over the current moment. Simon J. Gilhooley traces how debates around the existence of slavery in the District of Columbia gave rise to the articulation of this constitutional interpretation, which constrained the radical potential of the constitutional text.
To reconstruct the origins of this interpretation, Gilhooley draws on rich sources that include historical newspapers, pamphlets, and congressional debates. Examining free black activism in the North, Abolitionism in the 1830s, and the evolution of pro-slavery thought, this book shows how in navigating the existence of slavery in the District and the fundamental constitutional issue of the enslaved''s personhood, Antebellum opponents of abolition came to promote an enduring but constraining constitutional imaginary.
To reconstruct the origins of this interpretation, Gilhooley draws on rich sources that include historical newspapers, pamphlets, and congressional debates. Examining free black activism in the North, Abolitionism in the 1830s, and the evolution of pro-slavery thought, this book shows how in navigating the existence of slavery in the District and the fundamental constitutional issue of the enslaved''s personhood, Antebellum opponents of abolition came to promote an enduring but constraining constitutional imaginary.
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 283 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Cambridge University Press |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-04-14 |
ISBN | 9781108791458 |
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- Häftad, 283, Engelska, Cambridge University Press, 2022-04-14, 9781108791458
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 283
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Cambridge University Press
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-04-14
- ISBN 9781108791458