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Synopsis
What did the US Constitution originally mean, and how can we recover the intentions of its framers? These questions lie at the heart of Rakove's splendidly readable work of historical analysis. Here he traces the complex weave of ideology and interests from which the Constitution emerged and shows how Americans have attached different meanings to their founding document from the moment it was published. Original Meanings examines the classic issues that the framers of the Constitution had to solve. Rakove pays particular attention to James Madison, the Constitution's presiding genius, whose brilliance shaped the document's framing, ratification, and amendment.Book Details
Published
March 1, 2011
Publisher
Blackstone Pub
Format
Audio - Unabridged
ISBN
9781441770288