Charles Beard and the constitution : a critical analysis "an economic interpretation of the constitution" / / Robert E. Brown

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460655103321
• Autore: Brown Robert E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton University Press : , : Princeton, New Jersey, , 1956; ©1956
• ISBN: 0-691-65302-X; 1-4008-7692-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Collana: Princeton Legacy Library ; ; 2121
• Disciplina: 342.7302
• Soggetti: HISTORY / United States / General; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliographical footnotes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHARLES BEARD AND THE CONSTITUTION -- BEARD'S PREFACE -- CHAPTER I. "HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION IN THE UNITED STATES" -- CHAPTER II. "A SURVEY OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN 1787" -- CHAPTER III. "THE MOVEMENT FOR THE CONSTITUTION" -- CHAPTER IV. "PROPERTY SAFEGUARDS IN THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES" -- CHAPTER V . "THE ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION" -- CHAPTER VI. "THE CONSTITUTION AS AN ECONOMIC DOCUMENT" -- CHAPTER VII. "THE POLITICAL DOCTRINES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION" -- CHAPTER VIII. "THE PROCESS OF RATIFICATION" -- CHAPTER IX. "THE POPULAR VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION" -- CHAPTER X. "THE ECONOMICS OF THE VOTE ON THE CONSTITUTION" -- CHAPTER XI. "THE ECONOMIC CONFLICT OVER RATIFICATION AS VIEWED BY CONTEMPORARIES" -- "CONCLUSIONS" -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: "One could almost use the word momentous, or the word epoch-making though epoch-ending might be more to the point ... I don't see how anyone henceforth can repeat the old clichés which Beard put into circulation forty years ago."-Frederick B. Tolles, Swarthmore College. "American historians, particularly those who have given lectures or written books based on the Beard thesis, ignore Brown's book at their ; peril."-American Historical Review. Originally published in 1956.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.