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Conceptual Change and the Constitution
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Description for Conceptual Change and the Constitution
Paperback. The linguistic and conceptual dimension of the founding of America are examined in this book. Historians and political scientists analyze political discourse from the Revolution to ratification and suggest that out of the arguments and debates of the period came the American Constitution. Editor(s): Ball, Terence; Pocock, J. G. A. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JPA; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
In this volume distinguished historians and political scientists examine political discourse during that short span of years from the Revolution through ratification, a period of profound political and conceptual change. The concepts of "sovereignty," "representation," "liberty," "virtue," "republic," "democracy"—even "constitution" itself—were virtually recoined. Others, like "federalism," were new inventions. Out of the vehement political arguments and debates of the period came not only a new Constitution but a new political vocabulary—a political idiom that was distinctly recognizably American.
In this volume distinguished historians and political scientists examine political discourse during that short span of years from the Revolution through ratification, a period of profound political and conceptual change. The concepts of "sovereignty," "representation," "liberty," "virtue," "republic," "democracy"—even "constitution" itself—were virtually recoined. Others, like "federalism," were new inventions. Out of the vehement political arguments and debates of the period came not only a new Constitution but a new political vocabulary—a political idiom that was distinctly recognizably American.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700603695
SKU
V9780700603695
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99-3
About
Terence Ball is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota. J.G.A. Pocock is Harry C. Black Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University.
Reviews for Conceptual Change and the Constitution
“A corrective to the all-too-facile tendency to find a conceptual uniformity in the Founders' thought.” —Choice