Laws, Men and Machines: Modern American Government and the Appeal of Newtonian Mechanics

ISBN-13: 9780415616645 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 298 str.

Michael Foley

Opis

An original interpretation of the lasting influence that Newtonian mechanics has had on the design and operation of the American political system, Foley argues that it is this mechanistic tradition that now instinctively shapes the way we conceive of, analyse and evaluate American politics.

Spis treści

1. Newtonian mechanics and American constitutionalism  2. The death of constitutional Newtonianism  3. The perpetuation of constitutional mechanics  4. The Presidency, the Congress and the separation of paradigms  5. A government of laws, men and mechanics

O autorze

Foley, Michael