A People's History of the Supreme Court - The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution: Revised Edition (Paperback, Annotated edition)

Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinnas classic "A Peopleas History of the United States," Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and aenemy combatants.a A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nationas highest court. BACKCOVER: It is such good reading that we allow the author to lead us places in history that we might not have expected to travel. ("The Boston Globe")

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	Peter Irons
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	608
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-303738-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-14-303738-2
Barcode:	9780143037385

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