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.
- ISBN10 0679781218
- ISBN13 9780679781219
- Publish Date 27 May 1997 (first published 26 March 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 10 September 1998
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 464
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780679781219