The Bill of Rights
A History in Documents
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2003, [date of publication not identified]
Format: Book
Description: 205 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society.
Series: Pages from history.
Contents:
The roots of American rights -- Rights and revolution in America -- The birth of the Bill of Rights -- The Bill of Rights marginalized -- Rights renewed and denied -- A resurgence of rights -- Nationalization of the Bill of Rights -- Political cartoons on right to bear arms -- Consensus and controversy.
Subjects:
United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments -- History.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
United States. Constitution. 1st-10th Amendments -- History.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
0195103548 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LAW Constitution Pat | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199) and index.