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The civic constitution : civic visions and struggles in the path toward constitutional democracy /

'The Civic Constitution' provides a compelling case for rethinking the US Constitution. By exploring pivotal struggles over governmental power, individual rights, and the boundaries of citizenship, this book challenges reigning approaches and reveals the profound importance of 'civic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beaumont, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Constitutional history > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Civil society > United States.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Société civile > États-Unis.
LAW > Public.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
LAW > Constitutional.
Civil society
Constitutional history
Political participation
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'The Civic Constitution' provides a compelling case for rethinking the US Constitution. By exploring pivotal struggles over governmental power, individual rights, and the boundaries of citizenship, this book challenges reigning approaches and reveals the profound importance of 'civic founders' who worked to reinvent the constitutional order.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199369782
019936978X
9780199940073
019994007X