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He said that the book argued the Constitution emerged from economic crises created by elite interests rather than solely from popular pressures.
I did a whole book of this called Unruly Americans and the Origin of the Constitution, where I argued that ... the economic crisis was really caused by the elites.
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He said that the book argued the Constitution emerged from economic crises created by elite interests rather than solely from popular pressures.
I did a whole book of this called Unruly Americans and the Origin of the Constitution, where I argued that ... the economic crisis was really caused by the elites.