The Antebellum Origins of the Modern Constitution. Slavery and the Spirit of the American Founding, Paperback/***

The emergence of slavery in the District of Columbia profoundly transformed constitutional interpretation. Gilhooley's account of this interaction, and how it forms the basis of modern constitutional understandings grounded in the American Founding, is for scholars of the US Constitution, American history and politics, and legal studies. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Simon J. (Bard College, New York) Gilhooley Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 283 Collection: Cambridge Studies on the American Constitution Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 153 x 227 x 22 Cover type: Paperback / softback