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  • The Wilson Administration and Civil Liberties, 1917-1921

    by Harry N. Scheiber ...
    The Wilson Administration and Civil Liberties, 1917-1921, is a Digitally Remastered™ reprint of one of the classic works of legal and social history. Harry Scheiber's much-cited study of Woodrow Wilson and his cabinet explores the suppression of speech and print publication during an era of world war, the Red Scare, anti-foreign fervor, and unionism.Wilson's notable achievements in social ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bayonets in Paradise

    Martial Law in Hawai‘i during World War II

    by Harry N. Scheiber, Jane L. Scheiber ...
    Selected as a 2017 CHOICE Outstanding Academic TitleBayonets in Paradise recounts the extraordinary story of how the army imposed rigid and absolute control on the total population of Hawaii during World War II. Declared immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack, martial law was all-inclusive, bringing under army rule every aspect of the Territory of Hawaii's laws and governmental institutions. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Ohio Canal Era

    A Case Study of Government and the Economy, 1820–1861

    by Harry N. Scheiber ...
    Ohio Canal Era, a rich analysis of state policies and their impact in directing economic change, is a classic on the subject of the pre–Civil War transportation revolution. This edition contains a new foreword by scholar Lawrence M. Friedman, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, and a bibliographic note by the author.Professor Scheiber explores how Ohio—as a “public enterprise state,” creating ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The State and Freedom of Contract

    Edited by Harry N. Scheiber ...
    Series series The Making of Modern Freedom
    The relationship of law to economic freedom has been a vital element in the history of all modern democratic societies. “Freedom of contract” is both a technical term in law, referring to private agreements and promises, and a metaphor often deployed to describe economic liberty. This volume of new essays by eminent legal historians offers fresh perspectives on freedom of contract in both senses ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution

    Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic

    by Ganesh Sitaraman ...
    **In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America’s constitutional system.A New York Times Notable Book of 2017**For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable—and they designed governments ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • White Supremacy : A Comparative Study of American and South African History

    by George M. Fredrickson ...

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  • The Classical Liberal Constitution

    The Uncertain Quest for Limited Government

    by Richard A. Epstein ...
    American liberals and conservatives alike take for granted a progressive view of the Constitution that took root in the early twentieth century. Richard Epstein laments this complacency which, he believes, explains America’s current economic malaise and political gridlock. Steering clear of well-worn debates between defenders of originalism and proponents of a living Constitution, Epstein employs ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

  • Constitutional Conservatism

    Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation

    by Peter Berkowitz ...
    Peter Berkowitz identifies the political principles social conservatives and libertarians share, or should share, and sketches the common ground on which they can and should join forces. Drawing on the writings of Edmund Burke,The Federalist, and the high points of post-World War II American conservatism, he argues that the top political priority for social conservatives and libertarians should be ... Read more

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  • American Legal History

    A Very Short Introduction

    by G. Edward White ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Law has played a central role in American history. From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society, though not always in positive ways. Eminent legal scholar G. Edward White-author of the ongoing, multi-volume Law in American History-offers a compact overview that sheds ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Two Cheers for Politics

    Why Democracy Is Flawed, Frightening—and Our Best Hope

    by Jedediah Purdy ...
    One of the country’s most astute legal scholars explains how American political culture disempowers ordinary citizens and makes the case for a reinvigorated democracyAmericans across the political spectrum agree that our democracy is in crisis. We view our political opponents with disdain, if not terror, and an increasing number of us are willing to consider authoritarian alternatives. In Two ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Is Administrative Law Unlawful?

    by Philip Hamburger ...
    "Hamburger argues persuasively that America has overlaid its constitutional system with a form of governance that is both alien and dangerous." — Law and Politics Book ReviewWhile the federal government traditionally could constrain liberty only through acts of Congress and the courts, the executive branch has increasingly come to control Americans through its own administrative rules and ... Read more

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  • Introduction to Law

    Edited by Jaap Hage, Antonia Waltermann, Bram Akkermans ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book is exceptional in the sense that it provides an introduction to law in general rather than the law of one specific jurisdiction, and it presents a unique way of looking at legal education. It is crucial for lawyers to be aware of the different ways in which societal problems can be solved and to be able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different legal solutions. In this ... Read more

    $49.99 USD