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[Jack N. Rakove] ↠ The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence Here in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787–88), in which “We the People” forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. When he glosses the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the subsequent amendments, Rakove once again provides helpful historical background, targets language that has proven partic
| Title | : | The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674066227 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
34 b&w illus. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. His detailed exegeses unavoidably lose some thematic coherence while elucidating the Declaration as a work of propaganda (considerably overstating George III's despotism, notes Rakove) and the Constitution's murky political compromises. . Rakove is a constitutionalist—but he's palpably dissatisfied with the Constitution we've got. All rights reserved. Among other complaints, he says amending the Constitution is so difficult, we passively interpret it instead of remaking it to suit o
"Useful" according to R. Albin. This handsome volume contains the texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, all Constitutional amendments, annotations/commentary by the distinguished historian Jack Rakove, and a nice introductory essay. The bibliography is excellent. Rakove's introduction and comments provide the basic historical context and contemporary meanings of each component discussed and Rakove does well in providing important information while keeping the . "Do not buy kindle version" according to SSG Cedar. The content of the book is good. However it is the worst formatted kindle book I have ever read. The footnotes are mixed in with the text and most are before the paragraph they are related to. It is sometimes hard to keep straight the text of the constitution, the comments, and the footnotes. None of the images are in the kindle version. If you want to read this book buy the printed book.. A Dust Collector This is a very small book with annotations too short and selective to be of much utility. Wikipedia even, if less authoritative, gives more insights, provides greater background, suggests more directions for deeper inquiry, and comes closer to achieving politically neutrality than this nearly pocket-size softback. Little flavor of the history and little richness of the controversies emanates from the annotations -- which are really just (inadequate)
Coe Professor of History and American Studies and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution. . Jack N. Rakove is the William R
Here in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787–88), in which “We the People” forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. When he glosses the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the subsequent amendments, Rakove once again provides helpful historical background, targets language that has proven particularly difficult or controversial, and cites leading Supreme Court cases. Together with the Bill of Rights and the Civil War amendments, these documents constitute what James Madison called our
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