| Description |
1 online resource (x, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- How long should constitutions endure? -- Conceptualizing constitutions -- What makes constitutions endure? -- Identifying risks to constitutional life -- An epidemiological analysis of constitutional mortality -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part I : similar contexts, contrasting outcomes -- Cases of constitutional mortality, Part II : contrasting contexts, similar outcomes. |
| Summary |
"In The Endurance of National Consitutions, the authors examine the causes of constitutional endurance from an institutional perspective. Using both statistical and case study evidence, they argue that certain design features can sustain constitutions even in the face of seemingly lethal crises."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Constitutional law.
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Constitutional law. |
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Constitutional history.
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Constitutional history. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Ginsburg, Tom.
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Melton, James, 1981-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Elkins, Zachary, 1970- Endurance of national constitutions. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521515504 (DLC) 2009008474 (OCoLC)311263089 |
| ISBN |
9780511641428 (electronic book) |
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0511641427 (electronic book) |
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9780511817595 (electronic book) |
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0511817592 (electronic book) |
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9786612388729 |
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6612388722 |
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9780521515504 (hardback) |
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0521515505 (hardback) |
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9780521731324 (paperback) |
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0521731321 (paperback) |
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