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Product: The Making of the Constitution of Kenya: A Century of Struggle and the Future of Constitutionalism (Contemporary African Politics)
Description: Kenya, like the rest of Africa, has gone through three sets of constitutional crises. The first related to the trauma of colonialism and struggle for independence. The second a period of constitutional dictatorship and the clamor for reform. The third, most recent crisis, being one of identity, legitimacy and the inability of the state to discharge its functions which has resulted in civil unrest, violent ethnic conflicts, poverty, social exclusion and inequality.

The Making of the Constitution of Kenya examines the processes, issues and challenges of constitution making, governance and legitimacy in that country and the lessons that can be learned for others on the continent. Equipping the reader with a sound historical perspective on constitutional developments and the crisis of constitutional legitimacy in Kenya it gives an invaluable insight into the normative and political complexities involved in evolving a truly democratic and widely acceptable constitutional order in Africa.
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Product: Independence on Trial: Foreign Affairs and the Making of the Constitution
Description: In Independence on Trial, Frederick W. Marks III focuses on the impact of foreign affairs and trade, arguing that they had an overwhelming influence in shaping constitutional reform for the founding fathers. He argues that problems relating to the conducting of foreign affairs far outweighed any other issues facing the Confederation and that the Federalist's desire for a more advantageous position in the world was their overriding concern which gave rise to the Constitution.
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Product: Making Constitutions: Presidents, Parties, and Institutional Choice in Latin America
Description: Negretto provides the first systematic explanation of the origins of constitutional designs from an analytical, historical and comparative perspective. Based on analysis of constitutional change in Latin America from 1900 to 2008 and four detailed case studies, Negretto shows the main determinants of constitutional choice are the past performance of constitutions in providing effective and legitimate instruments of government and the strategic interests of the actors who have influence over institutional selection. The book explains how governance problems shape the general guidelines for reform, while strategic calculations and power resources affect the selection of specific alternatives of design. It emphasizes the importance of events that trigger reform and the designers' level of electoral uncertainty for understanding the relative impact of short-term partisan interests on constitution writing. Negretto's study challenges predominant theories of institutional choice and paves the way for the development of a new research agenda on institutional change.
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Product: Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies
Description: How can societies still grappling over the common values and shared vision of their state draft a democratic constitution? This is the central puzzle of Making Constitutions in Deeply Divided Societies. While most theories discuss constitution-making in the context of a moment of revolutionary change, Hanna Lerner argues that an incrementalist approach to constitution-making can enable societies riven by deep internal disagreements to either enact a written constitution or function with an unwritten one. She illustrates the process of constitution-writing in three deeply divided societies - Israel, India and Ireland - and explores the various incrementalist strategies deployed by their drafters. These include the avoidance of clear decisions, the use of ambivalent legal language and the inclusion of contrasting provisions in the constitution. Such techniques allow the deferral of controversial choices regarding the foundational aspects of the polity to future political institutions, thus enabling the constitution to reflect a divided identity.
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Product: The Making of the Constitution
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Product: Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution
Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
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Product: The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution
Brand: National Center for Constitutional Studies
Used Book in Good Condition
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Product: Constitution Owner's Manual: The Real Constitution Politicians Don't Want You to Know About
Brand: Independently Published
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Product: Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution
Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Color: Multicolor
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Product: The First American Constitutions: Republican Ideology and the Making of the State Constitutions in the Revolutionary Era
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Product: Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Brand: Vintage
Color: White
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Product: Constitution Making in Indiana: 1851-1916
Brand: Franklin Classics
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Product: Constitution-Making under UN Auspices: Fostering Dependency in Sovereign Lands
Brand: Oxford University Press
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Product: Essays on the Making of the Constitution
Brand: Oxford University Press
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Product: The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution
Brand: Oxford University Press
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Product: The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World
Brand: Liveright Publishing Corporation
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