The Ideological Origins of "Written" Constitutionalism.
Americans have long argued that during the Age of Revolutions, the "early modern" world became "modern" thanks to a set of political innovations in the nature of government. Paramount among these was the creation of nation-states founded on the "invention" of written constitutions-beginning with the...
| Publicado en: | Early American Studies, An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 537 - 580 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Fall2023
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