wyszukanych pozycji: 26
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An Argument Open to All: Reading "the Federalist" in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780300199598 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. From one of America's most distinguished constitutional scholars, an intriguing exploration of America's most famous political tract and its relevance to today's politics
In An Argument Open to All, renowned legal scholar Sanford Levinson takes a novel approach to what is perhaps America's most famous political tract. Rather than concern himself with the authors as historical figures, or how The Federalist helps us understand the original intent of the framers of the Constitution, Levinson examines each essay for the political wisdom it can offer us... From one of America's most distinguished constitutional scholars, an intriguing exploration of America's most famous political tract and its releva...
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175,75 zł |
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Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought
ISBN: 9780700622993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the "Federal Health Care Nullification Act." In these and many other similar instances, the spirit of nullification is seeing a resurgence in an ever-more politically fragmented and decentralized America. What this means--in legal, cultural, and historical terms--is the question explored in Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought. Bringing together a...
The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, cit...
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178,17 zł |
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Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It)
ISBN: 9780195365573 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of incompetent presidents nor assure continuity of government following catastrophic attacks. Less important, perhaps, but certainly problematic, is the appointment of Supreme Court judges for life. Adding insult to injury, the United States Constitution is the most difficult to amend or update of any constitution currently existing in the world today. Democratic debate leaves few stones unturned, but we tend to take our...
Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can n...
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132,78 zł |
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Framed: America's Fifty-One Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance
ISBN: 9780199890750 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctimonious reverence," but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper, asking what were the original assumptions underlying our institutions, and whether we accept those assumptions 225 years later. In Framed, Levinson challenges our belief that the most important features of our constitutions concern what rights they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance such as...
In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctim...
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205,79 zł |
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Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies
ISBN: 9780822322047 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer "and" the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis "and" Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a liberal, multicultural society memorialize anyone at all, or is it committed to a strict neutrality about the quality of the lives led by its citizens?
In "Written in Stone," legal scholar Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations... Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carol...
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436,65 zł |
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Responding to Imperfection: The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Amendment
ISBN: 9780691025704 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems attached to the notion of constitutional amendment. Amendments are, among other things, recognitions of the imperfection of existing schemes of government. The relative ease or difficulty of amendment has significant implications for the ways that governments respond to problems that call either for new structures of governance or new powers for already established structures. This book brings together essays by... An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conce... |
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324,45 zł |
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Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies
ISBN: 9781478002802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone-which includes a new preface and an extensive afterword-Sanford Levinson considers the debates and conflicts surrounding controversial monuments to public figures throughout the American South and the world.
In this twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone-which includes a new preface and an extensive afterword-Sanford Levinson considers the debat...
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110,64 zł |
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Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought
ISBN: 9780700622979 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the "Federal Health Care Nullification Act." In these and many other similar instances, the spirit of nullification is seeing a resurgence in an ever-more politically fragmented and decentralized America. What this means--in legal, cultural, and historical terms--is the question explored in Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought. Bringing together a...
The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, cit...
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405,56 zł |
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Torture: A Collection
ISBN: 9780195306460 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its allies are using methods of questioning relating to the war on terrorism that could be described as torture or, at the very least, as inhuman and degrading. In terror's wake, the use of such methods, at least under some conditions, has gained some prominent defenders, notably from within the White House. In this revised edition, Torture: A Collection brings together leading lawyers, political theorists, social...
Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the Uni...
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132,78 zł |
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Wrestling with Diversity
ISBN: 9780822332398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Diversity" has become a mantra within discussions of university admissions policies and many other arenas of American society. In the essays collected here, Sanford Levinson, a leading scholar of constitutional law and American government, wrestles with various notions of diversity. He begins by explaining why he finds the concept to be almost useless as a genuine guide to public policy. Discussing affirmative action in university admissions, including the now famous University of Michigan Law School case, he argues both that there may be good reasons to use preferences--including race and...
"Diversity" has become a mantra within discussions of university admissions policies and many other arenas of American society. In the essays collecte...
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163,54 zł |
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Constitutional Faith
ISBN: 9780691152400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the parallel between wholehearted acceptance of the Constitution and religious faith, Sanford Levinson opens up a host of intriguing questions about what it means to be American. While some view the Constitution as the central component of an American religion that serves to unite the social order, Levinson maintains that its sacred role can result in conflict, fragmentation, and even war. To Levinson, the Constitution's value lies in the realm of... This book examines the "constitutional faith" that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "civil religion." By taking seriously the ... |
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151,41 zł |
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Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies
ISBN: 9781478001720 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone-which includes a new preface and an extensive afterword-Sanford Levinson considers the debates and conflicts surrounding controversial monuments to public figures throughout the American South and the world.
In this twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone-which includes a new preface and an extensive afterword-Sanford Levinson considers the debat...
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472,62 zł |
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Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance
ISBN: 9780199325245 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctimonious reverence," but as a badly flawed document deserving revision. Now Levinson takes us deeper, asking what were the original assumptions underlying our institutions, and whether we accept those assumptions 225 years later. In Framed, Levinson challenges our belief that the most important features of our constitutions concern what rights they protect. Instead, he focuses on the fundamental procedures of governance such as...
In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "sanctim...
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183,89 zł |
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Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies
ISBN: 9780822322207 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer "and" the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis "and" Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a liberal, multicultural society memorialize anyone at all, or is it committed to a strict neutrality about the quality of the lives led by its citizens?
In "Written in Stone," legal scholar Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations... Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carol...
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112,97 zł |
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Loyalty: Nomos LIV
ISBN: 9780814785935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Few topics are more ubiquitous in everyday life and, at the same time, more controversial in practice, than that of one's moral obligation to loyalty. Featuring essays by scholars working in a variety of subjects from law to psychology, Loyalty presents diverse perspectives on dilemmas posed by potential conflicts between loyalties to specific institutions or professional roles and more universalistic conceptions of moral duty. The volume begins with a philosophical exploration of theories of loyalty, both Eastern and Western, then moves to examine several problematic situations in...
Few topics are more ubiquitous in everyday life and, at the same time, more controversial in practice, than that of one's moral obligation to loyalty....
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323,64 zł |
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American Conservatism: Nomos LVI
ISBN: 9781479812370 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The topic of American conservatism is especially timely - and perhaps volatile. Is there what might be termed an -exceptional- form of conservatism that is characteristically American, in contrast to conservatisms found in other countries? Are views that are identified in the United States as conservative necessarily congruent with what political theorists might classify under that label? Or does much American conservatism almost necessarily reflect the distinctly liberal background of American political thought? In American Conservatism, a distinguished group of American political and legal...
The topic of American conservatism is especially timely - and perhaps volatile. Is there what might be termed an -exceptional- form of conservatism th...
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297,96 zł |
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The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803-1898
ISBN: 9780742549845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together...
The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the...
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221,71 zł |
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The American Supreme Court
ISBN: 9780226296890 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court. As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray too far from the main currents of public sentiment. In this new edition, Sanford Levinson extends McCloskey's magisterial treatment to...
For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generatio...
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129,78 zł |
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Democracy and Dysfunction
ISBN: 9780226612041 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Essays on whether the United States is in a constitutional crisis and what can be done if it is, taking the form of an epistolary exchange between two constitutional law scholars.
Essays on whether the United States is in a constitutional crisis and what can be done if it is, taking the form of an epistolary exchange between two...
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129,78 zł |
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Legal Canons
ISBN: 9780814798577 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Every discipline has its canon: the set of standard texts, approaches, examples, and stories by which it is recognized and which its members repeatedly invoke and employ. Although the last twenty-five years have seen the influence of interdisciplinary approaches to legal studies expand, there has been little recent consideration of what is and what ought to be canonical in the study of law today. Legal Canons brings together fifteen essays which seek to map out the legal canon and the way in which law is taught today. In order to understand how the twin ideas of canons and... Every discipline has its canon: the set of standard texts, approaches, examples, and stories by which it is recognized and which its members repeat... |
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410,97 zł |