LEADER 03907nam 2200469 450 001 9910140421103321 005 20230801231828.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000560532 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40749 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000560532 100 $a20140714d2012uuuu fh| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurc|#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn American constitutional history course for non-American students$b[electronic resource] /$fLuis Grau 210 $cUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid. Figuerola Institute of Social Science History$d2012 210 1$a[Madrid, Spain] :$cUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid. Figuerola Institute of Social Science History,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 318 pages) $cillustrations; digital file(s) 225 1 $aLegal history 311 $a84-9031-277-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 3 $aCertain attributes of American life hold a special attraction to people all over the world, regardless of their social or political beliefs. Often those familiar features are simple banalities of that 'American way, ' while more profound and remarkable traits of that complex nation seem to have gone almost unnoticed outside its borders, although their prevalent influence is evident. Current technology, business ways, commerce, culture, et cetera, are all deeply marked by that country 'ways.' Unquestionably, the American constitutional system is one of these hidden traits that, regardless of the circumstances, is present all over our -so called- Western world. Nevertheless, it is, for most and to most, unknown. Responses to the previous works by this author -Ori?genes del constitucionalismo americano and Nosotros, el Pueblo de los Estados Unidos- hinted of a possible interest by law students at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for an elective course on American constitutionalism. Thus, that was the reason behind El constitucionalismo americano, as a textbook for that course. Drafted around seven themes, they cover from the beginning of the seventeenth century and the fundamental laws that English settlers brought with them at their early landings on the American continent, to the constitutional Amendments and U.S. Supreme Court decisions of the second half of the twentieth century. Thus, the history of the United States has been divided into seven periods: the British colonial period; the American Revolution; the Federalist effort; the early Amendments and Supreme Court decisions; the Civil War and Reconstruction era; the Progressive era and the New Deal; and the Civil Rights period. For each period, some of the main relevant constitutional events get analyzed. Each theme includes a historical and legal presentation of the period, followed by the primary sources directly related to the events described. Assuming the targeted students may not be very familiar with the overall history of the United States, brief biographical notes are added for the most prominent personalities mentioned in the narrative. As a textbook, each theme includes a number of questions for the students to develop. 410 0$aLegal history (Figuerola Institute, Spain). 606 $aConstitutional history$zUnited States 606 $aLaw$zUnited States$xHistory 610 $aLaw 610 $aUnited States 610 $aConstitucionalismo 610 $aEstados Unidos 615 0$aConstitutional history 615 0$aLaw$xHistory. 676 $a342 700 $aGrau$b Luis$0802636 712 02$aInstituto Figuerola de Historia y Ciencias Sociales, 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140421103321 996 $aAmerican Constitutional History Course for Non-American Students$91803951 997 $aUNINA