Constituting empire : New York and the transformation of constitutionalism in the Atlantic world, 1664-1830 /

Explains how colonists and administrators reconfigured British legal sources to suit their needs in an expanding empire. This story captures the essential paradox at the heart of American constitutional history: the Revolution, which brought political independence and substituted the people for the...

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Main Author: Hulsebosch, Daniel Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2005]
Series:Studies in legal history.
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Online Access:CONNECT