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03511cam a22002534a 4500 |
| 001 - Número de Control |
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014953 |
| 005 - Fecha de Ultima Modificación |
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20231009192221.0 |
| 008 - Elementos de Fongitud Fija--Información General |
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041208s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - Número de Control de Biblioteca del Congreso USA |
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| Número de la Bibliografía nacional |
2004061464 |
| 020 ## - ISBN |
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| ISBN |
9781400062621 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - Número de Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso de (USA-LC) |
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| No. de Clasificación |
KF4541 |
| No. del ítem |
.A87 2005 |
| 082 00 - Número de Clasificación Decimal Dewey |
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| No. de Clasificación |
342.73 AMA |
| 100 1# - Entrada Principal - Nombre Personal |
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| Nombre Personal |
Amar, Akhil Reed |
| 245 10 - TÍTULO |
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| Título del material |
America's Constitution |
| Resto del Título |
: a biography |
| Mención de responsabilidad |
/ Akhil Reed Amar |
| 250 ## - Mención de Edición |
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| Mención de Edición |
1st edition |
| 260 ## - Publicación, Distribución, etc. (Pie de Imprenta) |
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| Lugar de Publicación, Distribución, etc. |
New York |
| Nombre de la editorial, distribuidor, etc. |
: Random House |
| Fecha de Publicación, Distribución, etc. |
, c2005. |
| 300 ## - Descripción Física |
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| Extensión |
xii, 657 p. |
| Otros detalles físicos |
: ill. |
| Dimensiones |
; 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - Nota de Bibliografía, etc. |
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| Nota de Bibliografía, etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 00 - Nota de Contenido |
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| Nota de contenido formateada |
In the beginning -- New rules for a new world -- Congressional powers -- America's first officer -- Presidential powers -- Judges and juries -- States and territories -- The law of the land -- Making amends -- A new birth of freedom -- Progressive reforms -- Modern moves. |
| 520 ## - Resumen, etc. |
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| Nota de resumen, etc. |
InAmerica's Constitution, one of this era's most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the world's great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this biography of America's framing document explains not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution says it. We all know this much: the Constitution is neither immutable nor perfect. Amar shows us how the story of this one relatively compact document reflects the story of America more generally. (For example, much of the Constitution, including the glorious-sounding We the People, was lifted from existing American legal texts, including early state constitutions.) In short, the Constitution was as much a product of its environment as it was a product of its individual creators' inspired genius. Despite the Constitution's flaws, its role in guiding our republic has been nothing short of amazing. Skillfully placing the document in the context of late-eighteenth-century American politics, America's Constitution explains, for instance, whether there is anything in the Constitution that is unamendable; the reason America adopted an electoral college; why a president must be at least thirty-five years old; and why for now, at least only those citizens who were born under the American flag can become president. From his unique perspective, Amar also gives us unconventional wisdom about the Constitution and its significance throughout the nation's history. For one thing, we see that the Constitution has been far more democratic than is conventionally understood. Even though the document was drafted by white landholders, a remarkably large number of citizens (by the standards of 1787) were allowed to vote up or down on it, and the document's later amendments eventually extended the vote to virtually all Americans. We also learn that the Founders' Constitution was far more slavocratic than many would acknowledge: the three fifths clause gave the South extra political clout for every slave it owned or acquired. As a result, slaveholding Virginians held the presidency all but four of the Republic's first thirty-six years, and proslavery forces eventually came to dominate much of the federal government prior to Lincoln's election. Ambitious, even-handed, eminently accessible, and often surprising, America's Constitutionis an indispensable work, bound to become a standard reference for any student of history and all citizens of the United States. |
| 650 #0 - Entradas Secundarias - Términos temáticos |
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| Tópico o nombre Geográfico |
Constitutional history |
| Subdivisión general |
--United States |
| 942 ## - TIPO DE MATERIAL |
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| Tipo de Material |
Libro - Monografía |
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