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Our secret constitution how Lincoln redefined American democracy
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Our secret constitution [electronic resource] : how Lincoln redefined American democracy / George P. Fletcher.
ISBN
9780199872169 (ebook) :
Published
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2001.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 292 p.)
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Summary
Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 01, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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