The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Penguin Civic Classics, cartea 01
Editat de Richard Beemanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 aug 2012 – vârsta de la 18 ani
In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of The Penguin Guide to the U.S. Constitution, draws together the great texts of American civic life, including the founding documents, pivotal historical speeches, and important Supreme Court decisions, to create a timely and informative mini-library of perennially vital issues.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the most important document in American history—and why it’s as central in the America of today as it was in creation of the country.
In one portable volume, with accessible annotations and modernizing commentary throughout, Richard Beeman presents The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Beeman has created a fascinating apparatus for understanding the most important document in American history—and why it’s as central in the America of today as it was in creation of the country.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143121961
ISBN-10: 0143121960
Pagini: 121
Dimensiuni: 114 x 188 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Seria Penguin Civic Classics
ISBN-10: 0143121960
Pagini: 121
Dimensiuni: 114 x 188 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.13 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Seria Penguin Civic Classics
Notă biografică
Richard Beeman, the John Welsh Centennial Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, has previously served as the Chair of the Department of History, Associate Dean in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences, and Dean of the College of Arts of Sciences. He serves as a trustee of the National Constitution Center and on the center's executive committee. Author of seven previous books, among them The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution and Plain Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution, Professor Beeman has received numerous grants and awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Huntington Library. His biography of Patrick Henry was a finalist for the National Book Award.