We the People
a history of the u.s. constitution
$101.85
- Hardcover
720 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2025
Summary
We the People: A Call to Amend
The U.S. Constitution stands as one of the world’s oldest, yet most resistant to change. But at what price?
In this groundbreaking and beautifully illustrated volume, Harvard’s Jill Lepore contends that the spirit of amendment lies at the very heart of American constitutionalism. She challenges the doctrines of originalism and the Supreme Court’s dominance in interpreting the Constitution. Lepore asserts that the framers envisioned a living doc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781631496080 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1631496085 |
| Author: | Jill Lepore |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | Liveright Publishing Corporation |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 165mm x 46mm |
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A pulsating, at times astonishing journey through Americans’ never-ending efforts to form a more perfect union. We the People is essential reading for anyone who cares about self-government under the Constitution.–Jamal Greene, Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, and author of How Rights Went Wrong
About The Author
Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and professor of law at Harvard Law School. She is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her many books include the international bestseller These Truths: A History of the United States. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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