Articles liés à A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
L'édition de cet ISBN n'est malheureusement plus disponible.
Afficher les exemplaires de cette édition ISBN
Book by De Grazia Sebastian
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Présentation de l'éditeur :
In an imaginative and masterful work of history, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian de Grazia has created two memorable characters. Nineteen-year-old Oliver Huggins is in for the tutorial of his life. For twelve afternoons, Claire St. John, a beguiling British graduate student, will reveal to him the untold story of American Constitutional history. Her means: the Socratic method. Her message: that the Constitution was itself unconstitutional, and that its authors' inability to choose a name for the republic muddied the document's meaning for the future ahead.
Through these "tutorials" de Grazia passes in review our most revered heroes—Jefferson, Washington, Marshall, Lincoln, and Thoreau—revealing the complexity of their characters. St. John's unsettling tales arouse more in her disciple than intellectual curiosity. Their relationship unrolls in so humorous and seductive a way that only a musty academic could object. Satirical, intelligent, and sure-handed, A Country with No Name combines history and literature, politics and law to reinvigorate our best traditions.
Biographie de l'auteur :
Through these "tutorials" de Grazia passes in review our most revered heroes—Jefferson, Washington, Marshall, Lincoln, and Thoreau—revealing the complexity of their characters. St. John's unsettling tales arouse more in her disciple than intellectual curiosity. Their relationship unrolls in so humorous and seductive a way that only a musty academic could object. Satirical, intelligent, and sure-handed, A Country with No Name combines history and literature, politics and law to reinvigorate our best traditions.
Sebastian de Grazia (1917–2001) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning author from Chicago. His published works include A Country with No Name: Tales from the Constitution; Machiavelli in Hell; and Of Time, Work, and Leisure.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
- ÉditeurKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date d'édition1999
- ISBN 10 0679744223
- ISBN 13 9780679744221
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages432
- Evaluation vendeur
Acheter neuf
En savoir plus sur cette édition
EUR 14,71
Frais de port :
EUR 2,43
Vers Etats-Unis
Meilleurs résultats de recherche sur AbeBooks
Image fournie par le vendeur
Country With No Name : Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 412788-n
Acheter neuf
EUR 14,71
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
A Country with No Name: Tales from the Constitution (Paperback or Softback)
Edité par
Vintage 2/1/1999
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Paperback or Softback
Quantité disponible : 5
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. A Country with No Name: Tales from the Constitution 1.21. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-9780679744221
Acheter neuf
EUR 17,22
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : > 20
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur ABLIING23Feb2416190099352
Acheter neuf
EUR 15,53
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution by De Grazia, Sebastian [Paperback ]
Edité par
Vintage
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Soft Cover
Quantité disponible : 10
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Soft Cover. Etat : new. This item is printed on demand. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780679744221
Acheter neuf
EUR 19,59
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. . N° de réf. du vendeur 52GZZZ00W1TB_ns
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,23
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 1.21. N° de réf. du vendeur bk0679744223xvz189zvxnew
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,64
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.21. N° de réf. du vendeur 353-0679744223-new
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,64
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
A Country With No Name (Paperback)
Edité par
Random House USA Inc, New York
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Paperback
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In an imaginative and masterful work of history, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian de Grazia has created two memorable characters. Nineteen-year-old Oliver Huggins is in for the tutorial of his life. For twelve afternoons, Claire St. John, a beguiling British graduate student, will reveal to him the untold story of American Constitutional history. Her means: the Socratic method. Her message: that the Constitution was itself unconstitutional, and that its authors' inability to choose a name for the republic muddied the document's meaning for the future ahead. Through these "tutorials" de Grazia passes in review our most revered heroesJefferson, Washington, Marshall, Lincoln, and Thoreaurevealing the complexity of their characters. St. John's unsettling tales arouse more in her disciple than intellectual curiosity. Their relationship unrolls in so humorous and seductive a way that only a musty academic could object. Satirical, intelligent, and sure-handed, A Country with No Name combines history and literature, politics and law to reinvigorate our best traditions. Nineteen-year-old Oliver Huggins is in for the tutorial of his life. For twelve afternoons, Claire St. John, a beguiling British graduate student, will reveal to him the untold story of American Constitutional history. Her message: that the Constitution was illegally written, and that its authors' inability to agree on a name for the republic muddied the document's meaning for decades to come. Through these "tutorials", de Grazia also explodes the myth of the selfless American patriot, revealing our most revered heroes for the complex and conflicted characters they really were. Abraham Lincoln is cast as more of a self-serving lawyer than the Great Emancipator. Chief Justice John Marshall is charged with endowing the Supreme Court with powers the Founding Fathers never intended. Henry David Thoreau is portrayed as more of an anarchist than a meditative nature lover. And as St. John and Oliver delve further into the true story of the Constitution, their relationship gains momentum, revealing its own surprises. Mischievous, artful, and informative, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sebastian de Grazia's A Country with No Name is an inventive composite of history and literature. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780679744221
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,68
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : > 20
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9780679744221
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,81
Autre devise
Image d'archives
A Country With No Name: Tales from the Constitution
Edité par
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
(1999)
ISBN 10 : 0679744223
ISBN 13 : 9780679744221
Neuf
Paperback
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback. Etat : new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. N° de réf. du vendeur Holz_New_0679744223
Acheter neuf
EUR 20,34
Autre devise