First book to explore the relationship between constitutionalism and popular sovereignty in the Indian context. It argues that the identity of the Indian constitution was shaped by a period of prolonged popular engagement in resisting a colonial regime and that it can be seen as a political symbol of national identity rather than merely a patchwork legal text.

The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights and liberties.
Edited and introduced by Ralph Ketcham.

An analysis of the development of the political relationship between Britain and her American colonies between 1607 and 1788.