{"product_id":"9781399827089-we-the-people","title":"We the People","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of the US Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo be published on the 250th anniversary year of the American Revolution, \u003ci\u003eWe the People\u003c\/i\u003e is the most original history of the US Constitution in over a century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHISTORY TODAY, NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e WASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the 250th anniversary of America's founding - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea landmark history of the US Constitution for a troubling new era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The US Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world - and one of the most difficult to amend. Although nearly twelve thousand amendments have been proposed since 1789, only twenty-seven have ever been ratified. Tellingly, the Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. Without amendment, the risk of political violence rises. So does the risk of constitutional change by presidential power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading Harvard historian Jill Lepore captures the stories of generations of ordinary people who have attempted everything from abolishing the Electoral College to guaranteeing environmental rights, hoping to mend their nation. Recounting the history of America through centuries of efforts to realize the promise of the Constitution, we witness how nearly all those bids have failed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe the People \u003c\/i\u003eis the sweeping account of a struggle, arguing that the Constitution was never intended to be preserved, but was expected to be gradually altered. At a time when the risk of political violence is all too real, it hints at the prospects for a better, amended America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585133261174,"sku":"9781399827089","price":14.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41274533_92468fa8-738a-4c33-9518-4022c69f8579.jpg?v=1778780723","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399827089-we-the-people","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}