The Sources of Anti-Slavery Constitutionalism in America, 1760-1848 (eBook)

William M. Wiecek (Autor)

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2018
272 Seiten
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-2646-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This ambitious book examines the constitutional and legal doctrines of the antislavery movement from the eve of the American Revolution to the Wilmot Proviso and the 1848 national elections. Relating political activity to constitutional thought, William M. Wiecek surveys the antislavery societies, the ideas of their individual members, and the actions of those opposed to slavery and its expansion into the territories. He shows that the idea of constitutionalism has popular origins and was not the exclusive creation of a caste of lawyers. In offering a sophisticated examination of both sides of the argument about slavery, he not only discusses court cases and statutes, but also considers a broad range of "e;extrajudicial"e; thought-political speeches and pamphlets, legislative debates and arguments.

Autor

lt;P>William M. Wiecek is Professor Emeritus of History and Law at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. He is the author of The Guarantee Clause of the U.S. Constitution (also from Cornell University Press), The Lost World of Classical Legal Thought, and Liberty Under Law and coauthor of American Legal History, Nuclear America, and Equal Justice Under Law.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2018
• Verlagsort: Ithaca
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• ISBN-10: 1-5017-2646-3 / 1501726463
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5017-2646-0 / 9781501726460