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Rot and revival : the history of constitutional law in American political development / Anthony Michael Kreis

Kreis, Anthony Michael, 1986- (author.).

Summary:

"Rot and Revival is one of the first scholarly works to comprehensively theorize and document how politics make American constitutional law and how the courts affect the path of partisan politics. Rejecting the idea that the Constitution's significance and interpretation can be divorced from contemporary political realities, Anthony Michael Kreis explains how American constitutional law reflects the ideological commitments of dominant political coalitions, the consequences of major public policy choices, and the influences of intervening social movements. Drawing on rich historical research and political science methodologies, Kreis convincingly demonstrates that the courts have never been -- and cannot be -- institutions lying outside the currents of national politics." -- Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9780520394186
ISBN: 0520394186
ISBN: 9780520394193
ISBN: 0520394194
Physical Description: x, 206 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publish date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-195) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Judicial review in the puzzle of American constitutionalism -- Jacksonianism and the Constitution of white prerogative -- Civil War, constitutional reformation, and free labor -- New deal constitutionalism -- The Reagan revolution and the new right's order -- Of wax and time.