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The Law of the Land : A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic by Amar, Akhil Reed is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Law of the Land : A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic about?
From Kennebunkport to Kauai, from the Rio Grande to the Northern Rockies, ours is a vast republic. While we may be united under one Constitution, separate and distinct states remain, each with its own constitution and culture. Geographic idiosyncrasies add more than just local character. Regional understandings of law and justice have shaped and reshaped our nation throughout history. America's Constitution, our founding and unifying document, looks slightly different in California than it does in Kansas. In __The Law of the Land__, renowned legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar illustrates how geography, federalism, and regionalism have influenced some of the biggest questions in American constitutional law. Writing about Illinois, “the land of Lincoln," Amar shows how our sixteenth president's ideas about secession were influenced by his Midwestern upbringing and outlook. All of today's Supreme Court justices, Amar notes, learned their law in the Northeast, and New Yorkers...
Who reads The Law of the Land : A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Amar, Akhil Reed
- Publisher
- Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780465065899
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Law, History, Political Science
- Rating
- 3.93 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14