Origins of the Bill of Rights

ISBN: 9780300089011

出版社: Yale University Press

出版年: 2001-3-1

页数: 320

定价: USD 16.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

In this fascinating history of the origins of the Bill of Rights, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Leonard W. Levy offers a panoramic view of the liberties secured by the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Levy illuminates the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings, public rhetoric, and political motivations of James Madison and others who overcame fierce opposition to ensure the ratification of these crucial liberties.