About this title: Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.
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Your search:Books»A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitutionrevised Edition(19 available copies)
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xx, 588 pp., bib. notes, index; 23 cm. AS NEW. "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 Zinn's classic A People's 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 ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN-13:9780143037385ISBN:0143037382
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780143037385ISBN:0143037382
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Edition: Revised
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780143037385ISBN:0143037382
Description: New. Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school p... read more
"Slow and dense, this book is a good overview of the Supreme Court's history, but don't expect a ton of depth. Where the book does go into depth it sacrifices later on by passing up key cases."
"The book cover describes it as human interest stories surrounding major Supreme Court decisions. While engaging at times, the book is a lot denser than I anticipated and it took me 2 library renewals to finish it. Nice descriptions of famous cases, though, especially Dred Scott v. Sandford, Hirabayashi v. United States, Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade."
"This is a long book. But it details some watershed moments in the early stages of our government and judicial system. With a timely chapter on the Dred Scott decision, if you want to know about the origins of our current system this book will get you there."
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