American constitutionalism heard round the world, 1776-1989 a global perspective

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-489) and index.

Of constitutions and constitutionalisms -- American constitutionalism defined : six seminal documents -- Seven echoes of American constitutionalism : a global perspective -- First echo : Europe, 1776-1800 -- Second echo : Latin America, 1811-1900 -- European interlude : 1800-1848 -- Third echo : European revolutions of 1848 -- European interlude, 1850-1900 and the American Civil War -- Fourth echo : American empire -- Fifth echo : World War I to World War II, 1919-1945 -- Sixth echo : American crescendo, 1945-1974 -- Seventh echo : American constitutionalism and democratization, 1974-1989 -- Global consciousness, then and now.