Marshall DeRosa, a professor of political science who has written 5 books & cowritten another 4 books (most of those 9 books directly in his field of expertise & the rest on subjects touching on political science or on Confederate history), has produced an excellent analysis on the political philosophy of the Confederate States of America as revealed in one of the major documents produced by the founders of that government. He traces the Confederate Constitution back to its roots based upon the U.S. Constitution & covers the areas where the two differ, explaining the reasons why the changes were made. Understanding is given of the history of southern life under the U. S. government & the problems encountered, which the C. S. A. Constitution was trying to avoid.
Of the ~33% of the other reviews which are negative regarding this book, none of them has any problem with anything that is the subject of DeRosa's writing, the professionality or style of the writing, or the intelectual level of the book, but rather they all take issue that the subject of slavery is not given as the primary reason for secession- a subject not in the professed area of interest of this book (not to mention that it is increasingly becoming disputed as a necessary cause of the War Against Southern Independence, also known as the War of Northern Aggression).
Professional journals in related areas of De Rosa's expertise and interest have high regard & respect for his writing. That says a lot!!!
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