Liberty and Union: A Constitutional History of the United States, Volume 2

ISBN-13: 9780415892841 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 578 str.

Edgar McManus

Opis

This, the second of two volumes of 'Liberty and Union', is a comprehensive constitutional history of the United States from the Progressive Era of the early 20th century to the most recent decisions of the Supreme Court on contemporary constitutional issues. Written in a clear and engaging narrative style, it successfully unites thorough chronological coverage with a thematic approach, offering critical analysis of core constitutional history topics, set in the political, social, and economic context that made them constitutional issues in the first place.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Progressivism, Imperialism, and the Regulatory State 2. World War I and the Constitution 3. Normalcy and Reaction 4. The New Deal Revolution 5. The New Constitutionalism 6. World War II and the Constitution 7. The Era of the Cold War 8. Earl Warren Takes the Helm 9. A Decade of Change and Progress 10. The New Judicial Activism 11. Nationalizing Criminal Due Process 12. An Era of Discord and Crisis 13. Civil Rights and Affirmative Action 14. Protecting Individual Liberty 15. Criminal Justice and Due Process after Warren 16. Civilizing the Death Penalty 17. Politics and Constitutionalism 18. The New Millennium.

O autorze

Edgar McManus, Tara Helfman