The Scepter of Reason : Public Discussion and Political Radicalism in the Origins of Constitutionalism /

This book explores the origins of Anglo-American Constitutionalism, from both a philosophical and a historical perspective. It attempts to show that the institutional mechanisms incorporated into the American Constitution were modeled under a strong bias against collective discussion. The book also...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Gargarella, Roberto
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2000.
Series:	Law and philosophy library ; 48.
Subjects:	Philosophy (General) Philosophy of law. Constitutional law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book