Constitutional Investigations: A Conversation with Linda Colley

This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Linda Colley, the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton University. Linda Colley is an 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
Constitutional Investigations is also part of the five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection, Conversations About History, Volume 2, which is available in hardcover, paperback and electronic format.
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.