In this Book
- Constitutional History of the American Revolution, Volume II: The Authority To Tax
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 3-8
- Chapter 2: The Other Taxes
- pp. 25-32
- Chapter 6: The Imperial Contract
- pp. 65-74
- Chapter 7: The Commercial Contract
- pp. 75-84
- Chapter 9: The Defense of Charter
- pp. 97-104
- Chapter 11: The Status of the Doctrine
- pp. 111-121
- Chapter 12: Theory of Precedent
- pp. 122-134
- Chapter 14: The Authority of Analogy
- pp. 147-157
- Chapter 15: Precedents for Taxation
- pp. 158-180
- Chapter 16: Doctrine of Custom
- pp. 181-193
- Chapter 17: Issue of the Sugar Act
- pp. 194-207
- Chapter 18: Issue of the Stamp Act
- pp. 208-216
- Chapter 19: Issue of the Townshend Duties
- pp. 217-222
- Chapter 20: Issue of the Tea Act
- pp. 223-233
- Chapter 22: The Administration's Solution
- pp. 247-261
- Chapter 23: The British Perspective
- pp. 262-270
- Chapter 24: The American Perspective
- pp. 271-274
- Chapter 25: The Shared Perspective
- pp. 275-279
- Chapter 26: Conclusion
- pp. 280-286
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 287-288
- Short Titles
- pp. 289-342
- Production Notes
- pp. 432-433
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299112936
Related ISBN(s)
9780299112905, 9780299112943
MARC Record
OCLC
868219438
Pages
432
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1987