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Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution

byGordon Wood

Power and Liberty is Gordon Wood's historical account of constitutionalism in the American Revolution. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and law. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Power and Liberty leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

228

ISBN

9780197546918