Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012
Physical Details
xxviii, 552 pages ; 25 cm
ISBNs
9780813931746, 0813931746
OCLC
ocn708648736
Includes bibliographical references (pages [519]-525) and index.
Originally published in German as Die Verfassung vor dem Richterstuhl in 1988.
Ratification chronology, 1786-1791 -- Introduction : the historical significance of the debate over the American Constitution -- Historical background -- Public discourses and private correspondence -- The debate over basic principles -- Party formation and convention elections -- State ratifying conventions -- Republican festive culture -- The creation of the Bill of Rights -- Conclusion : Constitution-making as a political and cultural process : America's debate over the Constitution and the French Revolution