American Constitutionalism Heard Round the World, 1776-1989: A Global Perspective

by George Billias

Book Overview

Winner of the 2010 Book Award from the New England Historical Association
American constitutionalism represents this country's greatest gift to human freedom, yet its story remains largely untold. For over two hundred years, its ideals, ideas, and institutions influenced different peoples in different lands at different times. American constitutionalism and the revolutionary republican documents on which it is based affected countless...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814725171
• ISBN13: 9780814725177
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 564 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"