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BL
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1042104
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b796474
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Fletcher, George P.
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| Title & Author
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Our secret constitution : : how Lincoln redefined American democracy /\ George P. Fletcher.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, ©2001.
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1 online resource (xi, 292 pages)
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0195141423
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: 0195156285
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: 0195302656
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: 0198032439
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: 0199872163
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: 1280655348
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: 1602566976
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: 6610655340
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: 9780195141429
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: 9780195156287
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: 9780195302653
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: 9780198032434
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: 9780199872169
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: 9781280655340
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: 9781602566972
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: 9786610655342
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The Argument for the Secret Constitution -- 1. Redemption Under Law -- 2. Radical Gettysburg -- 3. Nationhood -- 4. Loyalty and Betrayal -- 5. Equality -- 6. The Revolution That Never Was -- 7. Equality Without Vision -- 8. A Maxim of Justice: Its Birth and Rebirth -- 9. The Secret Constitution Resurgent -- 10. Government as Partner Against the Past -- 11. Neither Blue Nor Gray -- Afterword: Election Blues 2000.
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Americans hate and distrust their government, but, at the same time, love and trust their government. These contradictory attitudes are resolved by Fletcher's novel interpretation of constitutional history. He says that the US has 2 constitutions - one catering to freedom and fear, the other to the need for security and social justice.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Political and social views.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Pensée politique et sociale.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865.
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United States., Constitution., 13th-15th Amendments.
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États-Unis., Constitution., 13th Amendment.
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États-Unis., Constitution., 14th Amendment.
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États-Unis., Constitution., 15th Amendment.
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Constitutional amendments-- United States.
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Constitutional history-- United States.
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Constitutions-- Amendements-- États-Unis.
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Constitutional amendments.
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Constitutional history.
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Political and social views.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Politics and government
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Constitution (United States)
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United States, Politics and government, 1861-1865.
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États-Unis, Histoire constitutionnelle.
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États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 1861-1865.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.1/0973/09034
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| LC Classification
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E457.2.F57 2001eb
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| NLM classification
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15.85bcl
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