A classic in American constitutional history, Max Farrand's famous account of the Federal Convention presents a vivid analysis of the conditions, the convictions, and the men who framed the Constitution of the United States. This basic work clarifies the intentions of the Founding Fathers and sheds light on the many issues of 1787 that are of vital importance today.

A classic in American constitutional history, Max Farrand's famous account of the Federal Convention presents a vivid analysis of the conditions, the convictions, and the men who framed the Constitution of the United States. This basic work clarifies the intentions of the Founding Fathers and sheds light on the many issues of 1787 that are of vital importance today.

迈克尔·J.克拉曼（Michael J.Klarman） 著名宪法史专家、哈佛大学法学院终身教授。著有《从种族隔离到民权运动：最高法院与种族平等的抗争》（From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality，2005年班克罗夫特奖获奖图书），《从柜子到祭坛：法庭、抵制和同性婚姻的抗争》（From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage），《利益的天平》（The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution）等。

迈克尔·J.克拉曼（Michael J.Klarman） 著名宪法史专家、哈佛大学法学院终身教授。著有《从种族隔离到民权运动：最高法院与种族平等的抗争》（From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality，2005年班克罗夫特奖获奖图书），《从柜子到祭坛：法庭、抵制和同性婚姻的抗争》（From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage），《利益的天平》（The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution）等。

艾伦·格林斯潘（Alan Greenspan） 1926年3月6日生于纽约市。1977年获经济学博士学位。1974—1977年任总统经济顾问委员会主席。1987年，里根总统任命他为联邦储备委员会主席，直到2006年退休。他的著作《动荡的世界》曾荣登《纽约时报》畅销书榜首。他被称为全球的“经济沙皇”“美元总统”，无论走到哪里，都会在红毯上受到国家元首般的接待。他的公文包里藏着美国乃至全球“经济引擎”的秘密，许多人将其与美国总统的核按钮相提并论。伊丽莎白女王授予他英国爵士称号，高傲的法国人也颁发给他法国荣誉勋章。人们称他为伟大的经济学大师、预言家、魔术师…… 阿德里安·伍尔德里奇（Adrian Wooldridge） 《经济学人》驻华盛顿记者，曾担任《经济学人》美国西海岸分社社长。作品有《企业巫医》《管理大师》等。他曾为《华尔街日报》《泰晤士报》等媒体撰...(展开全部)

The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers is a collection of classic works that traces the founding of America, from the birth of our nation in the 1760s to the creation of a more perfect union in the early 1800s. It celebrates the pursuit of life, liberty, and the freedoms that define America through notable documents as wel...(展开全部)

This Encyclopedia examines all aspects of the history of science in the United States, with a special emphasis placed on the historiography of science in America. It can be used by students, general readers, scientists, or anyone interested in the facts relating to the development of science in the United States. Special emphasis is placed in the history of medicine and technol...(展开全部)

The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick's riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire - the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. Probing the dark corners of the administrations of 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, they dare to ask just how far the US has dr...(展开全部)