The Bill of Rights and the States: The Colonial and Revolutionary Origins of American Liberties
- ISBN-10
- 094561229X
- ISBN-13
- 9780945612292
- Category
- Civil rights
- Pages
- 542
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Patrick T. Conley, John P. Kaminski
Description
Fourteen individual state essays elucidate the complexitites of local and regional interests that shaped the debate over individual rights and the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights.
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Bill of Rights and the States
Bill of Rights and the States