THE GUN, THE SHIP, AND THE PEN: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World

Retells the story of constitutional government and the evolution of ideas of what it means to be modern. Colley traces the global history of written constitutions from the 1750s to the twentieth century, modifying accepted narratives and uncovering the close connections between the making of constitutions and the making of war. Illus.