1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694678003321

Autore

Wheeler Michael O

Titolo

Perspectives on arms control [[electronic resource] /] / Michael O. Wheeler, James M. Smith, Glen M. Segell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Colorado Springs], Colo. : , : USAF Institute for National Security Studies, USAF Academy, , [2004]

Collana

INSS occasional paper ; ; 55

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithJames M. <1948->

SegellGlen

Soggetti

Arms control

Arms control - United States

Arms control - Europe

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 8, 2004).

"July 2004."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780995803321

Autore

Carrese Paul

Titolo

The cloaking of power [[electronic resource] ] : Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the rise of judicial activism / / Paul O. Carrese

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2003

ISBN

1-282-53729-6

9786612537295

0-226-09483-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

340/.11

Soggetti

Judicial process - Political aspects - History

Political questions and judicial power - History

Judicial power - History

Liberalism - History

Jurisprudence - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-313) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Texts -- Introduction. The Subtle Judge and Moderate Liberalism -- PART ONE. Montesquieu's Jurisprudence and New Judicial Power -- PART TWO. Blackstone and the Montesquieuan Constitution -- PART THREE. Montesquieu's Judicial Legacy in America -- Conclusion. The Cloaking of Power and the Perpetuation of Constitutionalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

How did the US judiciary become so powerful-powerful enough that state and federal judges once vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy? In The Cloaking of Power, Paul O. Carrese provides a provocative analysis of the intellectual sources of today's powerful judiciary, arguing that Montesquieu, in his Spirit of the Laws, first articulated a new conception of the separation of powers and strong but subtle courts. Montesquieu instructed statesmen to "cloak power" by placing judges at the center of politics, while concealing them behind juries and subtle reforms. Tracing this conception through



Blackstone, Hamilton, and Tocqueville, Carrese shows how it led to the prominence of judges, courts, and lawyers in America today. But he places the blame for contemporary judicial activism squarely at the feet of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and his jurisprudential revolution, which he believes to be the source of the now-prevalent view that judging is merely political. To address this crisis, Carrese argues for a rediscovery of an independent judiciary-one that blends prudence and natural law with common law and that observes the moderate jurisprudence of Montesquieu and Blackstone, balancing abstract principles with realistic views of human nature and institutions. He also advocates for a return to the complex constitutionalism of the American founders and Tocqueville and for judges who understand their responsibility to elevate citizens above individualism, instructing them in law and right.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778172103321

Autore

Beard Mary <1955->

Titolo

The Roman triumph / / Mary Beard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : , : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, , 2007

ISBN

0-674-02059-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 pages) : ill

Disciplina

394.50937

Soggetti

Triumph

Rites and ceremonies - Rome

Processions - Rome

Triumph in art

Triumph in literature

Rites and ceremonies - Rome - Historiography

Rome Military antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [394]-417) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue: The Question of Triumph -- 1. Pompey's Finest Hour? -- 2. The Impact of the Triumph -- 3. Constructions and Reconstructions -- 4. Captives on Parade -- 5. The



Art of Representation -- 6. Playing by the Rules -- 7. Playing God -- 8. The Boundaries of the Ritual -- 9. The Triumph of History -- Epilogue: Rome, May 2006 -- Plan -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

A radical reexamination of the most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman Triumph--but also its darker side, as it prompted the Romans to question as well as celebrate military glory. This richly illustrated work is a testament to the profound importance of the triumph in Roman culture--and for monarchs and generals ever since.