The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America, Paperback - Jeffrey Rosen

Reducere. "Superbly well written . . . a wonderfully informative guide to the Supreme Court both past and present."--David J. Garrow, American HistoryJeffrey...

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Authored by two leading scholars of the Supreme Court and its policy making, this study systematically presents and validates the use of the attitu...

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Publisher: Encounter Books, USAAuthor(s): C. Bradley ThompsonNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 230 x 33Cover type: Paperb...

DescriptionA Washington Post Notable Book of the YearA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An award-winning constitutional law scholar at th...

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Provides a history of the Court placed within the context of a broader history of the United States and its politics. In contrast to a typical book...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Who HQNumber of pages: 112Collection: What Was?Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 136 x 192 x 10Cover type: ...

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Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Brian (Brian Bellmont) BellmontNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 140 x 191 x 17Cover ty...

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