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Amar, Akhil Reed.

America's unwritten constitution : the precedents and principles we live by / Akhil Reed Amar. - New York : Basic Books, c2012. - xvi, 615 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading between the lines : America's implicit constitution -- Heeding the deed : America's enacted constitution -- Hearing the people : America's lived constitution -- Confronting modern case law : America's "warrented" constitution -- Putting precedent in its place : America's doctrinal constitution -- Honoring the icons : America's symbolic constitution -- "Remembering the ladies" : America's feminist constitution -- Following Washington's lead : America's "Georgian" constitution -- Interpreting government practices : America's institutional constitution -- Joining the party : America's partisan constitution -- Doing the right thing : America's conscientious constitution -- Envisioning the future : America's unfinished constitution.

ISBN: 9780465029570 9780465064908

LCCN: 2012012363

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Constitutional history--United States.
Constitutional law--Social aspects--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF4541 / .A875 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 342.7302/9