Legitimacy and History
Author | : Paul W. Kahn |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300054996 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300054998 |
Rating | : 4/5 (998 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Legitimacy and History by : Paul W. Kahn
Download or read book Legitimacy and History written by Paul W. Kahn and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Americans, legitimate government means self-government. In this brilliant and disturbing analysis, Paul W. Kahn shows that the American Constitution itself makes self-government impossible. Constitutional theory, he argues, has been a history of failed attempts to resolve this paradox.