A Machine That Would Go of Itself

Kammen, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0394529057 ISBN 13: 9780394529059

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1986

Language: English

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Hardcover in price-clipped dust-jacket. 532 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Illustrated with 32 pages of half-tones. Ststed first edition, no additional printings listed. Small private gift inscription on second blank prelim, vertical damp-stain visible of dust-jacket spine as well as age soiling to rear panel. A sound, clean, tight and unmarked copy in a soiled but intact dust-jacket. Very good in a fair dust-jacket.

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Title

A Machine That Would Go of Itself

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394529057

ISBN 13

9780394529059

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Fair

Weight

2.75 pounds

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Kammen, Michael, Machine That Would Go Of Itself, A: The Constitution In American

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A timely historical survey of American lay thought and attitude toward the Constitution from the 1780s to the present by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kammen ( People of Paradox ). With a mix of reverence and ignorance, Americans have fashioned a constitutional pattern of conflict within consensus. Kammen traces this pattern: initial ambiguity, slow emergence as a national symbol, conflict and the Civil War, etc., accelerating change after 1940. Throughout he emphasizes the role of the Supreme Court. Past constitutional anniversary celebrations provide a fascinating perspective on the upcoming fete. As Kammen notes, the Constitution has not been a popular topic. But with the bicentennial so near (1987), this wide-ranging scholarly account, which breaks new ground yet is suitable for general readers, should be in most libraries. History Book Club alternate. John Cudd, Sch. of Library & Information Science, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
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