America's Constitution
Skillfully placing the document in the context of late-eighteenth-century American politics, Amar reveals how a document that was in large part drafted by slaveholding landed gentry could later be instrumental in the emancipation of slaves, the enfranchisement of women, and many other modern expansions of liberty and equality. Amar celebrates the Constitution’s remarkable durability, noting how debate over its central role in American government remains vital and dynamic more than two centuries after it was written. Ambitious, evenhanded, accessible, and often surprising, America’s Constitution is an invaluable work, bound to become a standard reference for any student of history and all citizens of the United States.