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  • Origins of the Fifth Amendment: The Right Against Self-Incrimination

    par Leonard W. Levy ...
    Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in history and a landmark in the study of constitutional origins, Leonard Levy's now-classic study appears for the first time in paperback. Origins probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment and emphasizes their belief that in a society based upon respect for the individual, it is more important that the accused not unwillingly contribute to his ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Establishment Clause

    Religion and the First Amendment

    par Leonard W. Levy ...
    Leonard Levy’s classic work examines the circumstances that led to the writing of the establishment clause of the First Amendment: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. . . .' He argues that, contrary to popular belief, the framers of the Constitution intended to prohibit government aid to religion even on an impartial basis. He thus refutes the view of ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • A License to Steal

    The Forfeiture of Property

    par Leonard W. Levy ...
    Leonard Levy traces the development and implementation of forfeiture and contends that it is a questionable practice, which, because it is so often abused, serves only to undermine civil society. Arguing that civil forfeiture is unconstitutional, Levy provides examples of the victimization of innocent people and demonstrates that it has been used primarily against petty offienders rather than ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD

  • Original Intent and the Framers' Constitution

    par Leonard W. Levy ...
    For more than two hundred years a debate has raged between those who believe that jurists should follow the original intentions of the Founding Fathers and those who argue that the Constitution is a living document subject to interpretation by each succeeding generation. The controversy has flared anew in our own time as a facet of the battle between conservatives and liberals. In Original Intent ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD

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  • Hot Protestants

    A History of Puritanism in England and America

    "The rise and fall of transatlantic puritanism is told through political, theological, and personal conflict in this exceptional history." ( Publishers Weekly, starred review)Begun in the mid-sixteenth century by Protestant nonconformists keen to reform England's church and society while saving their own souls, the puritan movement was a major catalyst in the great cultural changes that ... En savoir plus

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  • William Wilberforce

    A Hero for Humanity

    par Kevin Belmonte ...
    Dramatized in the major motion picture Amazing Grace, the story of William Wilberforce is the remarkable account of how one man’s vision, courage, and relentless pursuit of justice brought freedom to thousands and changed the course of history. “That the greatest and most successful reformer in all history is almost unknown today is a crying shame. Kevin Belmonte puts this right with his inspiring ... En savoir plus

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  • George Whitefield: God's Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century

    This fast-paced, easy-to-read narrative reveals how God used one man of great courage, discipline, and humility to bring countless souls to Christ. God's accomplishments through George Whitefield are to this day virtually unparalleled. In an era when many ministers were timid and apologetic in their preaching, he preached the gospel with aggressive zeal and undaunted courage. In the wake of his ... En savoir plus

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  • Inventing the People

    "The best explanation that I have seen for our distinctive combination of faith, hope and naiveté concerning the governmental process." —Michael Kamman, Washington PostThis book makes the provocative case here that America has remained politically stable because the Founding Fathers invented the idea of the American people and used it to impose a government on the new nation. His landmark analysis ... En savoir plus

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  • The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

    Enlarged Edition

    par Bernard Bailyn ...
    To the original text of what has become a classic of American historical literature, Bernard Bailyn adds a substantial essay, ”Fulfillment,” as a Postscript. Here he discusses the intense, nation-wide debate on the ratification of the Constitution, stressing the continuities between that struggle over the foundations of the national government and the original principles of the Revolution. This ... En savoir plus

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  • The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

    Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

    par Bernard Bailyn ...
    **The fiftieth-anniversary edition of the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize-winning classic.“One cannot claim to understand the Revolution without having read this book.” —New York Times Book Review**“[This book] influenced an entire generation of historians. For many, it remains the most persuasive interpretation of the Revolution.” —Gordon S. Wood, Wall Street JournalAwarded both the Pulitzer and the ... En savoir plus

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  • Left Wing Democracy in the English Civil War - A Study of the Social Philosophy of Gerrard Winstanley

    Originally published in the 1930s, this book contains a comprehensive study of the social philosophy of Gerrard Winstanley, and would make an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Contents include: The Background of the Civil War; The Development of Radical Political Thought During the Civil War; The Digger Movement; The Political and Social Philosophy of ... En savoir plus

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