The Fourteenth Amendment
Author | : William E. Nelson |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2009-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674041429 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674041424 |
Rating | : 4/5 (424 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Fourteenth Amendment by : William E. Nelson
Download or read book The Fourteenth Amendment written by William E. Nelson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a remarkably fresh and historically grounded reinterpretation of the American Constitution, William Nelson argues that the fourteenth amendment was written to affirm the general public's long-standing rhetorical commitment to the principles of equality and individual rights on the one hand, and to the principle of local self-rule on the other.