Covenant and Constitutionalism: The Great Frontier and the Matrix of Federal DemocracyTransaction Publishers - 287 pages This volume traces the trends and the developing relationships of constitutionalism and covenant that ultimately led to the transformation of the latter into the former. Elazar explores the paths that emerged out of the constitutionalized covenantal tradition in Europe such as federalism, communitarianism, and the cooperative movement. |
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04Chapter1pdf | 15 |
05Chapter2pdf | 47 |
06Chapter3pdf | 75 |
07Chapter4pdf | 99 |
08Chapter5pdf | 123 |
09Chapter6pdf | 145 |
10Chapter7pdf | 167 |
11Chapter8pdf | 191 |
12Chapter9pdf | 217 |
13Chapter10pdf | 243 |
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Covenant and Constitutionalism: The Covenant Tradition in Politics Daniel Elazar Limited preview - 2018 |
Covenant and Constitutionalism: The Covenant Tradition in Politics Daniel Elazar No preview available - 2018 |
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