States' rights and the union: imperium in imperio, 1776 - 1876

America's leading constitutional historian presents the first history of states' rights in the United States, surveying the concept's history from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Reconstruction. McDonald (history, U. of Alabama) explores the balance between general and l...

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Main Author: McDonald, Forrest 1927-2016 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. Univ. Press of Kansas 2000
Series:American political thought
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:America's leading constitutional historian presents the first history of states' rights in the United States, surveying the concept's history from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Reconstruction. McDonald (history, U. of Alabama) explores the balance between general and local authority in government. Tracing the concept of states' rights from the Declaration of Independence to the end of Reconstruction, he illuminates the constitutional, political, and economic contexts in which the issues have evolved.
Physical Description:VIII, 296 S.
ISBN:0700610405

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