\"In the summer of 1787, delegates representing the original thirteen colonies gathered in secret at a Pennsylvania State House. Their mission: to make adjustments to the failing Articles of Confederation. However, as readers will learn from this engaging title, instead the nation's framers created an entirely new document that continues to be the underlying law of the federal government today: the United States Constitution. This title aims to educate young historians about other key ideas involving the Constitution, including conflicting viewpoints involving individual rights and state representation. These concepts are explained with text that is specifically written to be accessible and engaging to struggling readers. With captivating images, a helpful timeline, and intriguing fact boxes, this title is sure to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the world's oldest written national constitution still used today\"--\nIn the summer of 1787, delegates representing the original thirteen colonies gathered in secret at a Pennsylvania State House. Their mission: to make adjustments to the failing Articles of Confederation. However, as readers will learn from this engaging title, instead the nation's framers created an entirely new document that continues to be the underlying law of the federal government today: the United States Constitution. This title aims to educate young historians about other key ideas involving the Constitution, including conflicting viewpoints involving individual rights and state representation. These concepts are explained with text that is specifically written to be accessible and engaging to struggling readers. With captivating images, a helpful timeline, and intriguing fact boxes, this title is sure to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the world's oldest written national constitution still used today.

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* An accessible look at the ways Supreme Court decisions influence American law and values. Covering a variety of issues, this easy-to-understand guide offers expert commentary---as well as excerpts of the judges' opinions---on landmark cases, including the U.S. v. Nixon concerning separation of powers and Marbury v. Madison on the supremacy of the Constitution and judicial review. 176 pages, softcover from Penguin.

Provides a compelling account of early American constitutionalism in the Founding era.\nThe Partisan Republic is the first book to unite a top down and bottom up account of constitutional change in the Founding era. The book focuses on the decline of the Founding generation's elitist vision of the Constitution and the rise of a more 'democratic' vision premised on the exclusion of women and non-whites. It incorporates recent scholarship on topics ranging from judicial review to popular constitutionalism to place judicial initiatives like Marbury vs Madison in a broader, socio-legal context. The book recognizes the role of constitutional outsiders as agents in shaping the law, making figures such as the Whiskey Rebels, Judith Sargent Murray, and James Forten part of a cast of characters that has traditionally been limited to white, male elites such as James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Marshall. Finally, it shows how the 'democratic' political party came to supplant the Supreme Court as the nation's pre-eminent constitutional institution.

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Book Synopsis An Introduction to Political Thought emphasizes a dual approach to political theory by providing a chronological overview of both major figures and texts as well as an understanding of the development of key concepts and themes. In this way the authors provide a basic sense of the history and development of political thought and a critical grasp of the theoretical and philosophical issues at the heart of politics. Beginning with the idea that laws and constitutions are only beneficial insofar as they give effective expression to our moral and political beliefs, the authors argue that moral and political ideas are the foundations of politics. Political philosophers covered in depth include: Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Bentham, Rawls, and Burke. Key concepts such as the moral order, liberty, human nature, freedom, the social contract, distributive justice, liberalism, socialism, feminism, human rights, and multiculturalism are also all covered. In exploring these issues the authors offer a critical guide through key arguments in the history of political thought and contemporary political theory. Review Quotes "Both of the authors bring great depth of knowledge in the history of political thought to the writing of this book."--Rex Martin, author of A System of Rights"Illustrates the authors' obvious knowledge of a wide range of political thought, from the ancient to the contemporary."--Iain Mackenzie, author of Political Ideologies

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About this product Product Identifiers Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN-10 1582346038 ISBN-13 9781582346038 eBay Product ID (ePID) 46472439 Product Key Features Book Title Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell : a Novel Number of Pages 864 Pages Language English Publication Year 2005 Topic Fantasy / General, Fantasy / Historical Illustrator Yes Genre Fiction Author Susanna Clarke Format Perfect Dimensions Item Height 2.3 in Item Weight 29.3 Oz Item Length 8.1 in Item Width 5.5 in Additional Product Features Intended Audience Trade Reviews What kind of magic can make an 800-page novel seem too short? Whatever it is, debut author Susanna Clarke is possessed by it, and her astonished readers will surely hope she never recovers. , Many books are to be read, some are to be studied, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is of this last kind...Magnificent and original., Many books are to be read, some are to be studied, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks.Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrellis of this last kind...Magnificent and original., Combining folklore and fantasy with horror-story imagination, [Clarke] creates a Napoleonic-era England alive with the promise--and danger--of uncontrollable forces...Clarke's sober style keeps the fantasy grounded, and meticulous historical research brings the magical episodes to terrifying life. This is a gorgeous book of unforgettable images., Thoroughly enchanting.In a fantastically paced conclusion, the ominous horror of what's preying on England comes into focus, even as the setting shifts into the cloudy world of enchantment that Clarke captures with such haunting effect., Unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy years. It's funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical, a journey through light and shadow-from beginning to end, a perfect pleasure., Susanna Clarke's great fat tale of the rebirth of magic in 19th-century England has a rambling ground plan, a decorous diction, and a politely crazed investment in ornate cornices. Here is a writer who remembers that true fairy tales carry a sting and the creatures themselves were never properly domesticated to the nursery. Her uncanny book is an object lesson in the pleasures--and risks--of enchantment., What kind of magic can make an 800-page novel seem too short? Whatever it is, debut author Susanna Clarke is possessed by it, and her astonished readers will surely hope she never recovers., Clarke welcomes herself into an exalted company of British writers--not only, some might argue, Dickens and Austen, but also the fantasy legends Kenneth Grahame and George MacDonald--as well as contemporary writers like Susan Cooper and Philip Pullman., Unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy years. It's funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical, a journey through light and shadow--from beginning to end, a perfect pleasure., Ravishing...superb...combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien., Combining folklore and fantasy with horror-story imagination, [Clarke] creates a Napoleonic-era England alive with the promise--and danger--of uncontrollable forces…Clarke's sober style keeps the fantasy grounded, and meticulous historical research brings the magical episodes to terrifying life. This is a gorgeous book of unforgettable images., "Many books are to be read, some are to be studied, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks. "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell" is of this last kind...Magnificent and original.", Ravishing.superb.combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien., Thoroughly enchanting…In a fantastically paced conclusion, the ominous horror of what's preying on England comes into focus, even as the setting shifts into the cloudy world of enchantment that Clarke captures with such haunting effect., Thoroughly enchanting...In a fantastically paced conclusion, the ominous horror of what's preying on England comes into focus, even as the setting shifts into the cloudy world of enchantment that Clarke captures with such haunting effect., Ravishing…superb…combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien., Combining folklore and fantasy with horror-story imagination, [Clarke] creates a Napoleonic-era England alive with the promise-and danger-of uncontrollable forces.Clarke's sober style keeps the fantasy grounded, and meticulous historical research brings the magical episodes to terrifying life. This is a gorgeous book of unforgettable images., Clarke welcomes herself into an exalted company of British writers-not only, some might argue, Dickens and Austen, but also the fantasy legends Kenneth Grahame and George MacDonald-as well as contemporary writers like Susan Cooper and Philip Pullman., Combining folklore and fantasy with horror-story imagination, [Clarke] creates a Napoleonic-era England alive with the promise-and danger-of uncontrollable forces…Clarke's sober style keeps the fantasy grounded, and meticulous historical research brings the magical episodes to terrifying life. This is a gorgeous book of unforgettable images., "This novel took 10 years to research and write, according to publicity material; for readers at least, the author's arduous task results in a smashing success--it's an exceptionally compelling, brilliantly creative, and historically fine-tuned piece of work. The brilliance of the novel lies in how Clarke so completely and believably creates a world within a world..." - Booklist, starred review "Clarke's imagination is prodigious, her pacing is masterly and she knows how to employ dry humor in the service of majesty." - The New York Times "The most sparkling literary debut of the year." - Salon "An instant classic, one of the finest fantasies ever written." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review, Susanna Clarke's great fat tale of the rebirth of magic in 19th-century England has a rambling ground plan, a decorous diction, and a politely crazed investment in ornate cornices. Here is a writer who remembers that true fairy tales carry a sting and the creatures themselves were never properly domesticated to the nursery. Her uncanny book is an object lesson in the pleasures-and risks-of enchantment. Synopsis The international bestseller, finally in paperback! "Time magazine's #1 book of the year - 11 weeks and counting on the "New York Times bestseller list - Shortlisted for the "Guardian First Book Award - Longlisted for the Booker prize - A Book Sense pick - "People Top Ten Books of the year - Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 - "New York Times Notable Books of the Year - "Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction 2004 - Nancy Pearl's Top 12 Books of 2004 - "Washington Post "Book World Best of 2004 -" San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2004 - "Chicago Tribune Best of 2004 - "Seattle Times 25 Best Books of 2004 - "Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 12 Books of 2004 -" Village Voice "Top Shelf" -" Raleigh News & Observer Best of 2004 - "Rocky Mountain News critics' favorites of 2004" - "Kansas City Star 100 Noteworthy Books of 2004 -" Fort Worth Star-Telegram 10 Best Books of 2004 -" Hartford Courant Best Books of 2004 Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two very different magicians who, as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history. Sold in 21 languages, with a major motion picture from New Line on the way, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a tour de force that has captured the imagination of readers worldwide., In the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world. In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have long since disappeared from England - until the reclusive Mr. Norrell reveals his powers and becomes an overnight celebrity. Yet the cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician, the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome, and daring, Strange is the very opposite of Norrell. He becomes Norrell's student, and they join forces in the war against France. But Strange is increasingly drawn to the wildest, most perilous forms of magic, straining his partnership with Norrell, and putting at risk everything else he holds dear. Susanna Clarke's brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two magicians who, first as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history., Sold in 27 countries and with a major motion picture from New Line on the way, this epic tells the tale of two very different magicians who change 19th century England. Show More Show Less

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