Constitutions

Ireland's international reputation changed rapidly from global success story to European problem-case. How did this happen? What are the implications for our view of good governance?This book argues that there is a crisis in the way the Irish state is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684848716Author SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

Leo Strauss's controversial writings have long exercised a profound subterranean cultural influence. Now their impact is emerging into broad daylight, where they have been met with a flurry of poorly informed, often wildly speculative, and sometimes...

American governance is burdened by a paradox. On the one hand, Americans don't want "big government" meddling in their lives; on the other hand, they have repeatedly enlisted governmental help to impose their views regarding marriage, abortion, religion,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560255116Author MariJo MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Thunder's Mouth PressPublisher Thunder's Mouth PressWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm)...

Beyond the People develops a provocative, interdisciplinary, and meta-theoretical critique of the idea of popular sovereignty. It asks simple but far-reaching questions: Can 'imagined' communities, or 'invented' peoples, ever be theorized without, at the...

Is Latin America experiencing a resurgence of leftwing governments, or are we seeing a rebirth of national-radical populism? Are the governments of Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa becoming institutionalized as these leaders claim novel models...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732039438Author Max BordersFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Social EvolutionPublisher Social EvolutionWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Why it's time to enshrine the right to vote in the ConstitutionThroughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right...

Why did enduring traditions of economic and political liberty emerge in Western Europe and not elsewhere? Representative democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law are crucial for establishing a just and prosperous society, which we usually treat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604592665Author Alexander HamiltonFormat HardbackPage Count 364Imprint A & D PublishingPublisher A & D PublishingWeight(grams) 703g

Around the world, border walls and nationalisms are on the rise as people express the desire to "take back" sovereignty. The contributors to this collection use ethnographic research in disputed and exceptional places to study sovereignty claims from the...

Can the president launch a nuclear attack without congressional approval? Is it ever a crime to criticise the president? Can states legally resist a president's executive order? In today's fraught political climate, it often seems as if we must become...

When we think of constitutional law, we invariably think of the Supreme Court and the federal court system. Yet much of our constitutional law is not made at the federal level. In 51 Imperfect Solutions, U.S. Federal Appellate Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton...

The Constitutions that Shaped Us re-examines from a comparative and critical standpoint the events, key players, and texts which, taken together, help to interpret all Canadian constitutions prior to Confederation. The key constitutional documents that...

Constitutions are a product of history, but what is the role of history in interpreting and applying constitutional provisions? This volume addresses that question from a comparative perspective, examining different uses of history by courts in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958682043Author John ZmirakFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint Calamo PressPublisher Calamo PressWeight(grams) 454g

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A fully updated edition of the first-ever primer on Canada's Constitution - for anyone who wants to understand the supreme law of the land.The Canadian Constitution makes Canada's Constitution readily accessible to readers. It includes the complete text...

With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of new states were created that had little or no claim to any previous existence. Ukraine is one of the countries that faced not only political, social and economic transformation, but also state...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789365233728Author Shashi TharoorFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Aleph Book CompanyPublisher Aleph Book Company

Has the nation's infatuation with the free market warped the true meaning of American freedom by its emphasis on the self-serving individual in a "looking out for Number One" world? Freedom is America's most treasured value. In Freedom Reclaimed, John E...

As the leading legal voice of the American conservative movement, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has challenged the assumptions and legal methodology of American liberals. In this thorough and exacting study of the development of Justice Scalia's...

This valauble book presents fresh perspectives on constitutional change in modern Britain. Each contributor - a leading authority in his particular field - focuses on an institution or aspect of the constitution and asks what has changed, why has it...

America's first treasury secretary and one of the three authors of the "Federalist Papers", Alexander Hamilton stands as one of the nation's important early statesmen. Michael P. Federici places this Founding Father among the country's original political...

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This comprehensive, yet compact, introduction examines Plato's understanding of law, justice, virtue, and the connection between politics and philosophy. Focusing on three of Plato's dialogues- The Laws, The Republic, and The Statesman-Mark Blitz lays...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789358009958Author Founding FathersFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Lector House LLPPublisher Lector House LLP

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789358008678Author Republic of TurkeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Lector House LLPPublisher Lector House LLP

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789358008647Author Russian FederationFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Lector House LLPPublisher Lector House LLP