- The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
- Edited by Jack N. Rakove
- Here in a beautifully bound cloth gift edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which “We the People” forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. Together with the Bill of Rights and the Civil War amendments, these documents constitute what James Madison called our “political scriptures,” and have come to define us as a people. Now a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian serves as a guide to these texts, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary.
- Hardcover 2009
- Changing Meanings of Citizenship in Modern China
- Edited by Merle Goldman
- Edited by Elizabeth J. Perry
- This collection of essays addresses the meaning and practice of political citizenship in China over the past century, raising the question of whether reform initiatives in citizenship imply movement toward increased democratization. Valuable for its century-long perspective and for placing the historical patterns of Chinese citizenship within the context of European and American experiences, Changing Meanings of Citizenship in Modern China investigates a critical issue for contemporary Chinese society.
- Paperback 2002 / Hardcover 2002
- Controlling the State
- Scott Gordon
- This book examines the development of the theory and practice of constitutionalism, defined as a political system in which the coercive power of the state is controlled through a pluralistic distribution of political power. Scott Gordon explores the main venues of constitutional practice in ancient Athens, Republican Rome, Renaissance Venice, the Dutch Republic, seventeenth-century England, and eighteenth-century America--and describes how constitutionalism has developed since then into the modern concept of constitutional democracy.
- Hardcover 1999 / Paperback 2002
- The Declaration of Independence
- David Armitage
- Not only did the Declaration announce the entry of the United States onto the world stage, it became the model for other countries to follow. This unique global perspective demonstrates the singular role of the United States document as a founding statement of our modern world.
- Hardcover 2007 / Paperback 2008
- Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times
- Scott M. Matheson
- Presidents have exercised extraordinary power to protect the nation in ways that raised serious constitutional concerns about individual liberties and separation of powers. By looking at examples through different constitutional perspectives, Matheson achieves a deeper understanding of wartime presidential power in general and of President Bush’s assertions of executive power in particular.
- Hardcover 2009
- Religious Freedom and the Constitution
- Christopher L. Eisgruber
- Lawrence G. Sager
- Religion has become a charged token in a politics of division. Religious Freedom and the Constitution offers practical, moderate, and appealing terms for the settlement of many hot-button issues that have plunged religious freedom into controversy. It calls Americans back to the project of finding fair terms of cooperation for a religiously diverse people, and it offers a valuable set of tools for working toward that end.
- Hardcover 2007
- Secular Revelations
- Mitchell Meltzer
- The United States Constitution is a quintessentially political document. Yet, until now, no one has seriously considered the formative influence of this document on American cultural life. In this ambitious book, Mitchell Meltzer demonstrates the extent to which the Constitution is both source and inspiration for America's greatest literary masterworks.
- Hardcover 2005
- Understanding Privacy
- Daniel J. Solove
- Solove offers a comprehensive overview of the difficulties involved in discussions of privacy and ultimately provides a provocative resolution. He argues that no single definition can be workable, but rather that there are multiple forms of privacy, related to one another by family resemblances. His theory bridges cultural differences and addresses historical changes in views on privacy.
- Hardcover 2008 / Paperback 2009