The constitutional origins of the American civil war
In an incisive analysis of over two dozen clauses as well as several 'unwritten' rules and practices, The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War shows how the Constitution aggravated the sectional conflict over slavery to the point of civil war. Going beyond the fugitive slave cl...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press
2019.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
Cambridge historical studies in American law and society. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39775999*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The original intent of the slaveholding founders
- Two constitutional wrongs did not guarantee a constitutional right
- The tyranny of the northern majority
- The spirit of 1787
- The constitutional right of secession
- Epilogue : the founders' constitution no more.
