The constitution of empire [electronic resource] : territorial expansion and American legal history / Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
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TextPublication details: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2004.Description: 1 online resource (x, 271 p.)ISBN: - 9780300128963
- Imperialism -- History
- Constitutional history -- United States
- Constitutional law -- United States
- United States -- Territorial expansion
- United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy
- United States -- Territories and possessions -- Politics and government
- Law
- United States of America, USA
- History of the Americas
- Jurisprudence & general issues
- Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law
- Constitutional & administrative law: general
- 342.730413 23
- E179.5 .L36 2004
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The Constitution of Empire' offers a constitutional & historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the design for territorial acquisition contained in the constitution & examine how practice has diverged from that original vision.
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