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.