Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861
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Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861 by Earl M Maltz
During America's turbulent antebellum era, the Supreme Court decided important cases - most famously Dred Scott - that spoke to sectional concerns and shaped the nation's response to the slavery question. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the major slavery cases that came before the Court between 1825 and 1861.
This is legal history as it should be: dispassionate, doctrinally sophisticated, and deeply rooted in political contextIt will become the standard against which are measured all other studies of the High Court's slavery cases. Peter Charles Hoffer, coauthor of The Supreme Court: An Essential History ""Maltz sensitively combines legal analysis with attention to the political environment in which the Court operated. Everyone interested in antebellum law and politics will profit from his work."" Mark Tushnet, author of Slave Law in the American South ""A concise, understandable, and insightful overview."" Michael Les Benedict, author of The Blessings of History: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States
Earl M. Maltz is Distinguished Professor of Law at Rutgers University - Camden and author or editor of six other books, including Dred Scott and the Politics of Slavery and Civil Rights, the Constitution, and Congress, 1863-1869.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780700616664 |
| ISBN 10 | 0700616667 |
| Title | Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861 |
| Author | Earl M Maltz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
| Year published | 2009-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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