This item original meanings politics and ideas in the making of the constitution setup a giveaway item eligible to be a giveaway customers who viewed this item also viewed page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to . Original meanings politics and ideas in the making of the constitution ebook jack n rakove amazoncomau kindle store skip to main content try prime kindle store go search hello sign in your account try prime your lists cart shop by department your amazoncom . Original meanings politics and ideas in the making of the constitution is a non fiction book authored by jack n rakove and published on march 25 1996 in hardcover by knopf and on may 26 1997 by vintage books in paperback. Original meanings politics and ideas in the making of the constitution jack n rakove 22 reviews aa knopf 1996 439 pages what did the us constitution originally mean and who has understood its meaning best do we look to the intentions of its framers at the federal convention of 1787 or to those of its ratifiers in the states. Jack n rakove is the author of six books including original meanings politics and ideas in the making of the constitution which won the pulitzer prize in history and revolutionaries a new history of the invention of america which was a finalist for the george washington prize