This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Linda Colley is a renowned expert on British, imperial and global history since 1700. After inspiring insights about Linda Colley's teachers and professors who had a strong impact on her future career as a historian, this wide-ranging conversation provides a detailed examination of the global history and present state of constitutions and their impact.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Knowing the Rules, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Personal History- Grappling with identity II. Constitutions, Part 1- Written and unwritten III. Constitutions, Part 2- Use and abuses IV. Implications and Applications- Legal ramifications, language and possible next steps V. Marching Onwards- The future of the past
