Constitutionalism in American Life Conference 1986

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Constitutionalism in American Life Conference 1986

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A conference hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst on November 7-9, 1986, that examined the impact of the constitution on politics and government, foreign policy, race relations, and the economy, and also discussed the impact on the constitution of popular struggles and the emergence of "rights consciousness". Includes papers presented at the conference that were to be subsequently published in a special bicentennial issue of the Journal of American History.

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Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

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