The Snare in the Constitution
Title | The Snare in the Constitution PDF eBook |
Author | Zouheir Jamoussi |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2009-10-02 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 144381542X |
This comparative study of Defoe’s and Swift’s treatments of liberty embraces what seemed the most significant parts of their vast, multifaceted oeuvres, both non-fictional and fictional. Defoe’s and Swift’s positions with regard to the English constitution and liberties are assessed here through a close examination of their views on contemporary religious and political issues. Moreover, their involvement in the debates on the liberties and constitutions of Scotland and Ireland, respectively, could not be left out of this comparative approach to their treatments of liberty in the broader sense. Also of primary concern is the liberty of expression and of the press underlined (though ambiguously) by both authors as an essential precondition for any debate, political or otherwise. The antithetic relationship between “snare” and “liberty” is examined in the context of the analogy between the political constitution (the body politic) and the human constitution (the natural body) commonly drawn in early 18th century political writings, including Defoe’s and Swift’s. This analogy provides appropriate means of identifying important links within, as well as between, the two authors’ works, since both focused on “snares” in the political and human constitutions. The part of the study devoted to the “snare” in human nature mainly considers the fictional works. Much attention has been given in this regard to the contrasting ways in which both authors have dealt with those “snares” and the interaction between the human and the political constitutions.
View of the Constitution of the United States
Title | View of the Constitution of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | St. George Tucker |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Common law |
ISBN | 9780865972001 |
St. George Tucker's View of the Constitution, published in 1803, was the first extended, systematic commentary on the United States Constitution after its ratification. Generations learned their Blackstone and their understanding of the Constitution through Tucker. Clyde N. Wilson is Professor of History and editor of The Papers of John C. Calhoun at the University of South Carolina. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.
London and Westminster Review
Title | London and Westminster Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 1861 |
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Constitutionalism
Title | Constitutionalism PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Alexander |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2001-02-26 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780521799997 |
A distinguished international team of legal theorists examine the issue of constitutionalism and pose such foundational questions as Why have a constitution? How do we know what the constitution of a country really is? How should a constitution be interpreted? Why should one generation feel bound by the constitution of an earlier one?The volume will be of particular importance to those in philosophy, law, political science and international relations interested in whether and what kinds of constitutions should be adopted in countries without them, and involved in debates about constitutional interpretation.
The Westminster Review
Title | The Westminster Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 1861 |
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The Foreign Quarterly Review
Title | The Foreign Quarterly Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 628 |
Release | 1861 |
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Constitution and List of Members
Title | Constitution and List of Members PDF eBook |
Author | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1056 |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Civil engineering |
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