The Fourteenth Amendment: From Political Principle to Judicial Doctrine

By William Edward Nelson

Book Overview

In a remarkably fresh and historically grounded reinterpretation of the American Constitution, William Nelson argues that the fourteenth amendment was written to affirm the general public's long-standing rhetorical commitment to the principles of equality and individual rights on the one hand, and to the principle of local self-rule on the other.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674316266
• ISBN13: 9780674316263
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"