Author : Kenneth W. Thompson
Release : 1991
Genre : Law
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The U.S. Constitution and the Constitutions of Latin America by : Kenneth W. Thompson
Download or read book The U.S. Constitution and the Constitutions of Latin America written by Kenneth W. Thompson. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses a long-neglected area in constitutional and international studies, Latin America. The book contains penetrating appraisals of the Spanish heritage as it influences Latin American constitutionalism and more recently American democracy. A distinguished historian, a Peruvian political scientist, three former U.S. ambassadors, a legal scholar, and a respected political theorist provide a thorough examination of the U.S. Constitution and the constitutions of Latin America in this well-written treatise. This book is the seventh volume in the Miller Center series on constitutionalism. Co-published with the Miller Center of Public Affairs.