America’s Unwritten Constitution

Science, Religion, and Political Responsibility

Don K. Price

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$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50

ISBN 9780674031425

Publication Date: 01/01/1985

Short

224 pages

5-7/8 x 9 inches

illustrations

World

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POLITICAL SCIENCE: General

Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Confused Sources of Authority
I. Saints and Scientists
II. The Dissenting Establishment
III. Social Perfectibility and Human Engineering
IV. The Seamy Side of Sovereignty
V. The Institutional Presidency and the Cabinet
VI. Accountability Under the Unwritten Constitution
References and Reminiscences
Index

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