The Presence of the Past: Essays on the State and the Constitution

by Sheldon S. Wolin and Professor Sheldon Wolin

Book Overview

All constitutions are ultimately about power, Sheldon Wolin writes: about how power is used and by whom, according to what understandings, and to whose advantage. The provisions of our own Constitution regarding slavery--and disregarding women--show that even a liberal constitution does not legitimate all types of politics. What is constituted, rather, are conditions that favor certain forms of politics over others.

The Presence of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080184116X
• ISBN13: 9780801841163
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"