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Constitutional
History of the American Revolution, Volume II John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement. "Brilliantly executed. . . . a compelling intellectual force that deserves the closest scrutiny."—George M. Curtis III, American Historical Review "Reid
does not examine the onrushing [Revolutionary] events from the
customary American perspective. Rather, he situates these developments
in the context of Parliamentary authority to legislate and assesses
English legal theories and practices from the Parliamentary viewpoint.
. . . [Reid] provides a fresh, nuanced, and elegant review of
the familiar internal versus external tax argument, compact theory,
and Parliamentary authority over the colonies."—Choice Click here
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