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New in PaperbackConstitutional DemocracyCreating and Maintaining a Just Political OrderWalter F. MurphyWinner, 2007 Best of the Social Sciences, Association of AmericanPublishers’ Professional and Scholarly Publishing DivisionWinner, American Association of Publishers’ Professional andScholarly Publishing Award in Government and PoliticsWalter F. Murphy combinesa lifetime’s study of constitutionsand democracy withtraditional storytelling to answerfundamental questionsabout constitutional democracy:How is it created? Howis it maintained? How can itbe adapted to changing circumstances?Murphy tells the story ofhow a democracy is establishedwithin the context ofa fictional constitutional conventionfor a fictional country.He follows delegates—many of whose arguments track thoseof real-life political, economic, and legal theorists—as theydebate and draft the components of a constitution.“This fine book brings to bear Walter Murphy’s manifold gifts: breadthof knowledge about political systems around the world and throughouthistory, keen critical learning about ancient and modern politicalthought, deep understanding of constitutional law, and a clear andclever style.”—Perspectives on Politics“The phrase ‘instant classic’ may be an oxymoron, but if it can be fairlyapplied to any recent work in the field of constitutional theory, thisis the one.”—Law and Politics Book ReviewWalter F. Murphy is the McCormick Professor of JurisprudenceEmeritus at Princeton University and a recipient ofthe Lifetime Achievement Award of the Law and CourtsSection of the American Political Science Association.The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional ThoughtSanford Levinson and Jeffrey K. Tulis, Series EditorsEnglish and CatholicThe Lords Baltimore in the Seventeenth CenturyJohn D. KruglerIn the sixteenth and seventeenthcenturies, to be Englishand Catholic was to facepersecution, financial penalties,and sometimes death. Yetsome English Catholics prospered,reconciling their faithand loyalty to their country.Among the most prominentwas George Calvert, an ambitiousadventurer whose colonialenterprises eventually ledto Maryland.In founding Maryland, Calvertand his son Cecil envisioned a prosperous society based onpeaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants.English and Catholic traces the development of their “MarylandDesigne,” the earliest attempt at religious freedom inAmerica.“A highly readable and engrossing story, and Krugler has vividly reconstructedand narrated it . . . An impressive achievement that shedsmuch light on the history of both colonial America and seventeenthcenturyEngland.”—American Historical Review“The whole narrative is adroitly woven around a central theme of opposingpolarities of religion and politics, state and church, conformityand dissent.”—Journal of American History“This book has many virtues, not least as an account of the establishmentof the only Catholic colony in colonial America, and the attemptto create a religiously pluralist society in an intolerant world.”—English Historical Review“This meticulously researched and well-crafted work will stand as thedefinitive study on the Lords Baltimore.”—Catholic Historical ReviewJohn D. Krugler is a professor of history at Marquette University.The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political ScienceSeptember 568 pages 6 x 9¼978-0-8018-9107-6 0-8018-9107-8 $40.00(s) / £21.00 pbPolitical TheoryHardcover edition published in 2006, 978-0-8018-8470-2, 0-8018-8470-5November 336 pages 6 x 9 3 halftones978-0-8018-9083-3 0-8018-9083-7 $25.00(s) / £14.00 pbHistoryHardcover edition published in 2004, 978-0-8018-7963-0, 0-8018-7963-9THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS www.press.jhu.edu 58