The Politics of Rights by Stuart Scheingold
Stuart A. Scheingold's landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and thirty years later it still stands as a pioneering and provocative work, bridging political science and sociolegal studies. In the preface to this new edition, the author provides a cogent analysis of the burgeoning scholarship that has been built on the foundations laid in his original volume. A new foreword from Malcolm Feeley of Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law traces the intellectual roots of The Politics of Rights to the classic texts of social theory and sociolegal studies. Scheingold presents a clear, thoughtful discussion of the ways in which rights can both empower and constrain those seeking change in American society. While much of the writing on rights is abstract and obscure, The Politics of Rights stands out as an accessible and engaging discussion.-Gerald N. Rosenberg, University of Chicago This book has already exerted an enormous influence on two generations of scholars. It has had an enormous influence on political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists, as well as historians and legal scholars. With this new edition, this influence is likely to continue for still more generations. The Politics of Rights has, I believe, become an American classic.
-Malcolm Feeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, from the foreword
Stuart A. Scheingold is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Washington.
Scheingold presents a clear, thoughtful discussion of the ways in which rights can both empower and constrain those seeking change in American societyWhile much of the writing on rights is abstract and obscure, The Politics of Rights stands out as an accessible and engaging discussion." —Gerald N. Rosenberg, University of Chicago
STUART A. SCHEINGOLD taught generations of political science students at the University of Washington and is internationally recognized as an influential scholar on topics as diverse as street crime, legal rights, political integration, cause lawyering, and the political novel. His landmark book The Politics of Rights is universally considered to be an essential part of the study of law and politics. His 2010 book The Political Novel explored how the nature of modern politics has played out through close readings of fiction. In 2001, the Law & Society Association awarded him the Harry J. Kalven Jr. Prize for distinguished contributions to sociolegal scholarship, observing that his intellectual legacy is both broad and deep. Three years later, the American Political Science Association presented him with the Law and Courts Lifetime Achievement Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780472030057 |
| ISBN 10 | 0472030051 |
| Title | The Politics of Rights |
| Author | Stuart Scheingold |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Of Michigan Press |
| Year published | 2004-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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