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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820244903321

Titolo

Brandeis and America / / edited by Nelson L. Dawson ; contributors, David J. Danelski [and six others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1989

©1989

ISBN

0-8131-6015-4

0-8131-6169-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/14

Soggetti

Judges - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chronology; The Propriety of Brandeis's Extrajudicial Conduct; Brandeis and the New Deal; Brandeis, Judaism, and Zionism; Brandeis and the Progressive Movement; Brandeis and the Living Constitution; The Brandeis Agenda; Suggested Reading; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Louis D. Brandeis is a figure of perennial significance in American history. Brilliant lawyer, innovative reformer, seminal thinker, and judicial giant, he left few significant issues in American society untouched during the course of his long and productive career. The last several decades have been particularly rich in Brandeis historiography, creating the need for a work surveying current scholarship and addressing critical issues.  Brandeis and America more than meets this need.Six distinguished Brandeis scholars -- David J. Danelski, Nelson L. Dawson, Allon Gal, David W. Levy, Philippa St