Ratifying the Republic: Antifederalists and Federalists in Constitutional Time

By David Siemers

This book explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. The Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804741069
• ISBN13: 9780804741064
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 10.3"