American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989 : a global perspective /

American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989 : a global perspective /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Billias, George Athan, 1919-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Constitutional history > United States.
Constitutional history.
Constitutional law > United States.
Constitutional law.
World politics > To 1900.
World politics > 1900-1945.
World politics > 1945-1989.
Civilization, Modern > American influences.
Table of Contents:
  • Of constitutions and constitutionalisms
  • American constitutionalism defined : six seminal documents
  • Seven echoes of American constitutionalism : a global perspective
  • First echo : Europe, 1776-1800
  • Second echo : Latin America, 1811-1900
  • European interlude : 1800-1848
  • Third echo : European revolutions of 1848
  • European interlude, 1850-1900 and the American Civil War
  • Fourth echo : American empire
  • Fifth echo : World War I to World War II, 1919-1945
  • Sixth echo : American crescendo, 1945-1974
  • Seventh echo : American constitutionalism and democratization, 1974-1989
  • Global consciousness, then and now.