{"product_id":"beyond-confederation-origins-of-the-constitution-and-american-national-identity-9780807841723","title":"Beyond Confederation: Origins of the Constitution and American National Identity","description":"\u003ci\u003eBeyond Confederation\u003c\/i\u003e scrutinizes the ideological background of the U.S. Constitution, the rigors of its writing and ratification, and the problems it both faced and provoked immediately after ratification. The essays in this collection question much of the heritage of eighteenth-century constitutional thought and suggest that many of the commonly debated issues have led us away from the truly germane questions. The authors challenge many of the traditional generalizations and the terms and scope of that debate as well.\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors raise fresh questions about the Constitution as it enters its third century. What happened in Philadelphia in 1787, and what happened in the state ratifying conventions? Why did the states--barely--ratify the Constitution? What were Americans of the 1789s attempting to achieve? The exploratory conclusions point strongly to an alternative constitutional tradition, some of it unwritten, much of it rooted in state constitutional law; a tradition that not only has redefined the nature and role of the Constitution but also has placed limitations on its efficacy throughout American history.\u003cbr\u003e The authors are Lance Banning, Richard Beeman, Stephen Botein, Richard D. Brown, Richard E. Ellis, Paul Finkelman, Stanley N. Katz, Ralph Lerner, Drew R. McCoy, John M. Murrin, Jack N. Rakove, Janet A. Riesman, and Gordon S. Wood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Beeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omohundro Institute and University of North C\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.86w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807841723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Beeman is professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omohundro Institute and University of North C","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40161621999731,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_61e9f07d-6a4b-43b4-94b7-cfe501c28f05.jpg?v=1654955376","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/beyond-confederation-origins-of-the-constitution-and-american-national-identity-9780807841723","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}