Founding Republics in France and America: A Study Constitutional Governance

by John A. Rohr

Book Overview

Recalling Tocqueville's exhortation for the French to "look to America" for a better understanding of their own government, John Rohr returns the favor by revealing how much we can learn about American constitutionalism from a close study of French governance.

The French and American republics both emerged from the same revolutionary era and share a common commitment to separation of powers, rule of law, and republicanism. Even so, the two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070060734X
• ISBN13: 9780700607341
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"