The Reluctant Pillar: New York and the Adoption of the Federal ConstitutionStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield, 1985 - 255 páginas This collection of essays is intended for both the general reader and the specialist and is designed to provide the basic elements needed for an introductory survey and a reference aid to the role of New York State in the adoption of the federal Constitution. The collection is organized into five sections: theory, history, materials, people and places, and chronologies. The essays include: "The U.S. Constitution and the American Tradition of Constitution-Making" (Daniel J. Elazar); "The Ends of Federalism" (Martin Diamond). "The Constitution of the United States: The End of the Revolution" (Richard Leffler); "New York: The Reluctant Pillar" (John P. Kaminski); "A Guide to Sources for Studying the Ratification of the Constitution by New York State" (Gaspare J. Saladino);"Fiction--Another Source" (Jack VanDerhoof); "A Biographical Gazetteer of New York Federalists and Antifederalists" (Stephen L. Schechter); "A Preliminary Inventory of the Homes of New York Federalists and Antifederalists" (Stephen L. Schechter); and "A Guide to Historic Sites of the Ratification Debate in New York" (Stephen L. Schechter). The volume concludes with two chronologies, entitled respectively: "A Chronology of Constitutional Events during the American Revolutionary Era, 1774-1792"; and "A Chronology of New York Events, 1777-1788." (DB) |
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... published in 1985 Printed in the United States of America Published 1987 by the New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution with the permission of Russell Sage College Second Printing Map of New York ...
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Contenido
THEORY | 3 |
The Ends of Federalism | 16 |
HISTORY | 24 |
The Reluctant Pillar | 48 |
MATERIALS | 118 |
FictionAnother Source | 148 |
PEOPLE AND PLACES | 157 |
A Preliminary Inventory of the Homes of New York Federalists and Antifederalists | 207 |
of the Ratification Debate in New York | 216 |
CHRONOLOGIES | 232 |
A Chronology of New York Events 17771788 | 240 |
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The Reluctant Pillar: New York and the Adoption of the Federal Constitution Stephen L. Schechter Vista de fragmentos - 1985 |
The Reluctant Pillar: New York and the Adoption of the Federal Constitution Stephen L. Schechter Vista de fragmentos - 1985 |
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