This, the concise edition of Liberty and Union, is an abridged constitutional history of the United States, designed for short single-semester courses, comprising the key topics from Volumes 1 and 2. Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, it successfully unites thorough chronological coverage with a thematic approach, offering critical analysis of core constitutional history topics, set in the political, social, and economic context that made them constitutional issues in the first place. Combining a thoughtful and balanced narrative with an authoritative stance on key issues, the authors deliberately explain the past in the light of the past, without imposing upon it the standards of later generations. Authored by two experienced professors in the field, this concise edition presents seminal topics while retaining the narrative flow of the two full original volumes. An accessible alternative to dense scholarly works, this textbook avoids unnecessary technical jargon, defines legal terms and historical personalities where appropriate, and makes explicit connections between constitutional themes and historical events. For students in a short undergraduate or postgraduate constitutional history course, or anyone with a general interest in constitutional developments, this book will be essential reading. Useful features include: <ul>
<li>Full glossary of legal terminology</li> <li>Recommended reading</li> <li>A table of cases</li> <li>Extracts from primary documents</li> <li>Companion website</li>
</ul> Useful documents provided: <ul>
<li>Declaration of Independence</li> <li>Articles of Confederation</li> <li>Constitution of the United States of America</li> <li>Chronological list of Supreme Court justices</li>
</ul>

Liberty and Union: A Constitutional History of the United States, concise edition

History

McManus, Edgar J.

Americas

Routledge

An account of slavery in New York State, often thought to be a bastion of the antislavery movement, from the importation of blacks in the 17th century until its abolition 1841.

History of Negro Slavery in New York

Syracuse Univ Pr

This history of the Northern slave system examines its operation from its colonial beginnings to its dissolution. In the early 19th century the author sees that economic displacement allows an emancipation of blacks that is at least as beneficial to the masters as to the blacks.

Black Bondage in the North

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Syracuse University Press

An account of slavery in New York State, often thought to be a bastion of the antislavery movement, from the importation of blacks in the 17th century until its abolition 1841.

A History of Negro Slavery in New York

The first comprehensive history of criminal law in early New England

Law and Liberty in Early New England: Criminal Justice and Due Process, 1620-1692

Criminal Law

Univ of Massachusetts Pr

The first comprehensive history of criminal law in early New England

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

University of Massachusetts Press

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Liberty and Union: A Constitutional History of the United States, concise edition

History of Negro Slavery in New York

Black Bondage in the North

Black Bondage in the North

A History of Negro Slavery in New York

Law and Liberty in Early New England: Criminal Justice and Due Process, 1620-1692

Law and Liberty in Early New England: Criminal Justice and Due Process, 1620-1692