num_pages: 457
description: From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.
language: English
title: Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
titlecomplete: Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
genres: American Revolution, History, Philosophy, American History, Politics, American, Nonfiction, Political Science, Government, Law
ratings_count: 1214
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
publisher: Vintage Books