The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era

by Akhil Reed Amar

Book Overview

A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance

America's Constitution, Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed in McCulloch v. Maryland, aspires "to endure for ages to come." The daily news has a shorter shelf life, and when the issues of the day involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465096336
• ISBN13: 9780465096336
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"