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Preserving the Constitution - Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (Paperback): Michael Les... Preserving the Constitution - Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (Paperback)
Michael Les Benedict
R1,342 Discovery Miles 13 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Americans' ideas about constitutional liberty played a crucial role in the history of Reconstruction. They provided the basis for the Republican program of equal rights; ironically, they also set the limits to that program and reduced the prospects for its success. Americans were as concerned with preserving the Constitution as they were with changing it to protect liberty and equal rights. These two commitments were in profound tension. The question was how one could change the constitutional system to fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence-to entrench a republic dedicated to liberty instead of slavery-and yet preserve the essentials of federalism and local democracy. Almost 150 years later we still struggle with these problems." -Michael Les Benedict, from the Introduction Historians and legal scholars continue to confront the failure of Reconstruction, exploring the interaction of pervasive racism with widespread commitments to freedom and equality. In this important book, one of America's leading historians confronts the constitutional politics of the period from the end of the Civil War until 1877. Benedict updates ten of his classic essays that explore the way Republicans tried to replace the slaveholding republic with a nation dedicated to freedom and equality of basic legal and political rights-and how Americans' constitutional commitments, and those of Republicans themselves, limited reform. Expertly bridging legal, political, party history, the essays explore the fate of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as the struggle between President and Congress over the course of Reconstruction. Brought together for the first time with a new introduction, and revised to reflect emerging scholarship, the essays are essential points of departure for students and scholars in history, law, and political science.

Preserving the Constitution - Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (Hardcover): Michael Les... Preserving the Constitution - Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (Hardcover)
Michael Les Benedict
R3,005 Discovery Miles 30 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Americans' ideas about constitutional liberty played a crucial role in the history of Reconstruction. They provided the basis for the Republican program of equal rights; ironically, they also set the limits to that program and reduced the prospects for its success. Americans were as concerned with preserving the Constitution as they were with changing it to protect liberty and equal rights. These two commitments were in profound tension. The question was how one could change the constitutional system to fulfill the promise of the Declaration of Independence-to entrench a republic dedicated to liberty instead of slavery-and yet preserve the essentials of federalism and local democracy. Almost 150 years later we still struggle with these problems." -Michael Les Benedict, from the Introduction Historians and legal scholars continue to confront the failure of Reconstruction, exploring the interaction of pervasive racism with widespread commitments to freedom and equality. In this important book, one of America's leading historians confronts the constitutional politics of the period from the end of the Civil War until 1877. Benedict updates ten of his classic essays that explore the way Republicans tried to replace the slaveholding republic with a nation dedicated to freedom and equality of basic legal and political rights-and how Americans' constitutional commitments, and those of Republicans themselves, limited reform. Expertly bridging legal, political, party history, the essays explore the fate of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as the struggle between President and Congress over the course of Reconstruction. Brought together for the first time with a new introduction, and revised to reflect emerging scholarship, the essays are essential points of departure for students and scholars in history, law, and political science.

The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Paperback, Third Edition): Michael Les... The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Paperback, Third Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R2,517 Discovery Miles 25 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. constitutional history, encompassing key Supreme Court and lower-court cases. The volume begins by discussing the English and colonial origins of American constitutionalism. Following an analysis of the American Revolution's meaning to constitutional history, the text traces the Constitution's evolution from the Early Republic to the present day. This third edition is updated to include the election of 2000, the Tea Party and the rise of popular constitutionalism, and the rise of judicial supremacy as seen in cases such as Citizens United, the Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage.

The Constitution, Law, and American Life - Critical Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century Experience (Paperback): Donald G. Nieman The Constitution, Law, and American Life - Critical Aspects of the Nineteenth-Century Experience (Paperback)
Donald G. Nieman; Contributions by Paul Finkelman, Norma Basch, Michael Les Benedict, David T. Courtwright, …
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The eight essays in this volume imaginatively explore the interrelationship between law and society in nineteenth-century America and encompass in their discussion some of the major historical issues of the era.

The Greatest and the Grandest Act - The Civil Rights Act of 1866 from Reconstruction to Today (Paperback): Christian G Samito The Greatest and the Grandest Act - The Civil Rights Act of 1866 from Reconstruction to Today (Paperback)
Christian G Samito; Contributions by Michael Vorenberg, Rebecca Zietlow, Michael Les Benedict, Millington Bergeson-Lockwood, …
R1,593 Discovery Miles 15 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this volume, ten expert historians and legal scholars examine the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal civil rights statute in American history. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens without regard to race, color, or previous condition of slavery. Designed to give the Thirteenth Amendment practical effect as former slave states enacted laws limiting the rights of African Americans, this measure for the first time defined U.S. citizenship and the rights associated with it. Essays examine the history and legal ramifications of the act and highlight competing impulses within it, including the often-neglected Section 9, which allows the president to use the nation's military in its enforcement; an investigation of how the Thirteenth Amendment operated to overturn the Dred Scott case; and, New England's role in the passage of the act. The act is analyzed as it operated in several states such as Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina during Reconstruction. There is also a consideration of the act and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in its first decades. Other essays include a discussion of the act in terms of contract rights and in the context of the post-World War II Civil Rights Era as well as an analysis of the act's backward-looking and forward-looking nature. Not only is the Civil Rights Act of 1866 historically significant as the moment in Reconstruction when the federal government first sought to define national citizenship and protect civil rights, it continues to frame citizenship and rights debates and it is still used in federal lawsuits today.

The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Hardcover, Fourth Edition): Michael Les... The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Hardcover, Fourth Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R3,849 Discovery Miles 38 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. constitutional history, encompassing key Supreme Court and lower-court cases. The volume begins by discussing the English and colonial origins of American constitutionalism. Following an analysis of the American Revolution's meaning to constitutional history, the text traces the Constitution's evolution from the Early Republic to the present day. This fourth edition is updated to include the 2016 election, the Trump administration, the 2020 election, and the first activities of the Biden administration.

The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Paperback, Fourth Edition): Michael Les... The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Paperback, Fourth Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R2,342 Discovery Miles 23 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. constitutional history, encompassing key Supreme Court and lower-court cases. The volume begins by discussing the English and colonial origins of American constitutionalism. Following an analysis of the American Revolution's meaning to constitutional history, the text traces the Constitution's evolution from the Early Republic to the present day. This fourth edition is updated to include the 2016 election, the Trump administration, the 2020 election, and the first activities of the Biden administration.

Sources in American Constitutional History (Hardcover, Second Edition): Michael Les Benedict Sources in American Constitutional History (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R4,255 Discovery Miles 42 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the second revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reader, Michael Les Benedict draws together the important documents that have shaped and been shaped by the American Constitution from medieval times through the present day. It includes not only the most important Supreme Court decisions, but also key American declarations, resolutions, laws, and platforms. All these documents represent, in a sense, the formal expression of the American people's ongoing contract with each other. The documents in the reader are organized into chapters corresponding to those in the third edition of The Blessings of Liberty: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States. However, since they reflect the generally accepted canon of American constitutional history, they may supplement any textbook or other readings. The brief introductory headnotes provide information about the social, political, and intellectual context in which each document first appeared.

Sources in American Constitutional History (Paperback, Second Edition): Michael Les Benedict Sources in American Constitutional History (Paperback, Second Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R2,362 Discovery Miles 23 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the second revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reader, Michael Les Benedict draws together the important documents that have shaped and been shaped by the American Constitution from medieval times through the present day. It includes not only the most important Supreme Court decisions, but also key American declarations, resolutions, laws, and platforms. All these documents represent, in a sense, the formal expression of the American people's ongoing contract with each other. The documents in the reader are organized into chapters corresponding to those in the third edition of The Blessings of Liberty: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States. However, since they reflect the generally accepted canon of American constitutional history, they may supplement any textbook or other readings. The brief introductory headnotes provide information about the social, political, and intellectual context in which each document first appeared.

The Gilded Age - Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America (Hardcover, Second Edition): Charles W. Calhoun The Gilded Age - Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Charles W. Calhoun; Contributions by Eric Arnesen, Robert G. Barrows, Michael Les Benedict, Ballard C. Campbell, …
R4,290 Discovery Miles 42 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive introduction that places each article in an understandable historical context. For the second edition of this successful book, each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in late nineteenth century America.

The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson (Paperback, Reissue): Michael Les Benedict The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson (Paperback, Reissue)
Michael Les Benedict
R569 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R75 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book argues that although Johnson's impeachment did not succeed in ousting him, it was a justified step. It describes the critical issues and events leading up to the impeachment and then discusses the trial itself: what the grounds were, what the different sides' motivations were, why the attempt failed. Michael Les Benedict is professor of history at Ohio State University.

The Fruits of Victory - Alternatives in Restoring the Union 1865-1877 (Paperback, Revised Edition): Michael Les Benedict The Fruits of Victory - Alternatives in Restoring the Union 1865-1877 (Paperback, Revised Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R1,741 Discovery Miles 17 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'When you judge decisions, you have to judge them in light of what there was available to do, ' noted Secretary of State George C. Marshall to the Senate in 1951. In this spirit, this volume addresses and succeeds in outlining the mammoth task that Northern Americans faced after the Civil War in restoring the Union. Originally published in 1975 by the J.B. Lippincott Company

The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Hardcover, Third Edition): Michael Les... The Blessings of Liberty - A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States (Hardcover, Third Edition)
Michael Les Benedict
R3,899 Discovery Miles 38 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. constitutional history, encompassing key Supreme Court and lower-court cases. The volume begins by discussing the English and colonial origins of American constitutionalism. Following an analysis of the American Revolution's meaning to constitutional history, the text traces the Constitution's evolution from the Early Republic to the present day. This third edition is updated to include the election of 2000, the Tea Party and the rise of popular constitutionalism, and the rise of judicial supremacy as seen in cases such as Citizens United, the Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage.

The Gilded Age - Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America (Paperback, Second Edition): Charles W. Calhoun The Gilded Age - Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America (Paperback, Second Edition)
Charles W. Calhoun; Contributions by Eric Arnesen, Robert G. Barrows, Michael Les Benedict, Ballard C. Campbell, …
R1,730 Discovery Miles 17 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments. These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive introduction that places each article in an understandable historical context. For the second edition of this successful book, each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in late nineteenth century America.

A Historians Guide to Copyright (Paperback): Michael Les Benedict A Historians Guide to Copyright (Paperback)
Michael Les Benedict
R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Out of stock
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