Foundations of American Constitutionalism

by David A.J. Richards

Book Overview

In writing the constitution, the Founders combined a Lockean theory of politically legitimate power with the political science they had learned from Machiavelli, Harrington, Hume, and Montesquieu to articulate a new conception of constitutional argument. Examining the Founders' humanist analytical methods and working assumptions, this book combines history, political philosophy, and interpretive practice as it demonstrates an alternative exegesis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195059395
• ISBN13: 9780195059397
• Release Date: December 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.6"