Lawson, Gary,  1958- <br/><br/>
The constitution of empire  territorial expansion and American legal history /  [electronic resource] : 
Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman. 
 - New Haven, Conn. ;  London :  Yale University Press,  c2004. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 271 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 'The Constitution of Empire' offers a constitutional & historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the design for territorial acquisition contained in the constitution & examine how practice has diverged from that original vision. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300128963  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Imperialism--History.<br/>Constitutional history--United States.<br/>Constitutional law--United States.<br/>Law.<br/>United States of America, USA.<br/>History of the Americas.<br/>Jurisprudence & general issues.<br/>Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.<br/>Constitutional & administrative law: general.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Territorial expansion.<br/>United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.<br/>United States--Territories and possessions--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E179.5  / .L36 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.730413