{"product_id":"from-words-to-worlds-beau-breslin-9780801890512","title":"From Words to Worlds: Exploring Constitutional Functionality","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 225 years since the United States Constitution was first drafted, no single book has addressed the key questions of what constitutions are designed to do, how they are structured, and why they matter. In \u003ci\u003eFrom Words to Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, constitutional scholar Beau Breslin corrects this glaring oversight, singling out the essential functions that a modern, written constitution must incorporate in order to serve as a nation's fundamental law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreslin lays out and explains the basic functions of a modern constitution--including creating a new citizenry, structuring the institutions of government, regulating conflict between layers and branches of government, and limiting the power of the sovereign. He also discusses the theoretical concepts behind the fundamentals of written constitutions and examines in depth some of the most important constitutional charters from around the world. In assaying how states put structural ideas into practice, Breslin asks probing questions about why--and if--constitutions matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolidly argued and engagingly written, this comparative study in constitutional thought demonstrates clearly the key components that a state's foundational document must address. Breslin draws a critically important distinction between constitutional texts and constitutional practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beau Breslin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801890519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801890512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 181","brand":"Beau Breslin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873669887,"sku":"9780801890512","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ee83ad9-5a6b-4712-97e2-bdfeb73ef3e2.jpg?v=1769097076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-words-to-worlds-beau-breslin-9780801890512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}