The constitution of empire
Subtitle: territorial expansion and American legal history
By: Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
Contributors: Seidman, Guy.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: 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.
Description: "The Constitution of Empire offers a constitutional and historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the Constitution's design for territorial acquisition and governance and examine the ways in which practice over the past two hundred years has diverged from that original vision."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-255) and index.