• Media type: Book
  • Title: The ideological origins of American federalism
  • Contains: Introduction: a well-constructed union -- The federal idea -- Dividing lawmaking power -- The debates over sovereignty -- Forging a federated union -- The authority of a central government -- Jurisdiction as the battlefield -- Epilogue: federalism demystified.
  • Contributor: LaCroix, Alison L. [Author]
  • imprint: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]: Harvard Univ. Press, 2010
  • Extent: 312 S.; 24 cm
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9780674048867; 0674048865; 9780674062030; 0674062035
  • RVK notation: MG 70030 : Historische Zusammenhänge
    MG 70960 : Allgemeines
    PL 728 : Kommentare und Gesamtdarstellungen, Geschichte
  • Keywords: USA > Föderalismus > Ideologie > Geschichte
    Politische Theorie
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  • Footnote: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
    Includes bibliographical references p. 289 - 295 and index
  • Description: Federalism is regarded as one of the signal American contributions to modern politics. Its origins are typically traced to the drafting of the Constitution, but the story began decades before the delegates met in Philadelphia. This book traces the history of American federal thought.

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