1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910971496903321

Autore

Shanks Michael

Titolo

The archaeological imagination / / Michael Shanks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2012

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-41915-7

1-315-41917-3

1-61132-784-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 p.)

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Philosophy

Imagination

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Methodology

Archaeology - History

Cultural property - Protection

Antiquities - Collection and preservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2012 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

We are all Archaeologists Now -- Debateable Lands -- A Northern Stage -- Relics and Witnesses -- Durat Opus Vatum -- The Antiquary -- Roman Boots -- Itinerary and Natural History -- The Living and the Dead -- Media, Representation, and Mise-en-Scè€ne -- Topology and Time -- Collectors and Conservators -- An Archaeological Narratology -- The Archaeological Imagination.

Sommario/riassunto

Archaeology is a way of acting and thinking-about what is left of the past, about the temporality of what remains, about material and temporal processes to which people and their goods are subject, about the processes of order and entropy, of making, consuming and discarding at the heart of human experience. These elements, and the practices that archaeologists follow to uncover them, is the essence of the archaeological imagination. In this extended essay, renowned archaeological theorist Michael Shanks offers his colleagues and



students a window on this imaginative world of past and pre

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965734703321

Autore

Kalt Brian C. <1972->

Titolo

Constitutional cliffhangers : a legal guide for presidents and their enemies / / Brian C. Kalt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012

ISBN

9781299463547

1299463541

9780300178012

0300178018

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Classificazione

LAW018000POL040010POL022000

Disciplina

342.73/062

Soggetti

Presidents - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Executive power - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Prosecuting A President -- 2. The Presidential Self-Pardon Controversy -- 3. Removing A "Disabled" President -- 4. The Line Of Succession Controversy -- 5. Impeaching An Ex-President -- 6. The Third-Term Controversy -- 7. Getting Out Of Trouble -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The United States Constitution's provisions for selecting, replacing, and punishing presidents contain serious weaknesses that could lead to constitutional controversies. In this compelling and fascinating book, Brian Kalt envisions six such controversies, such as the criminal prosecution of a sitting president, a two-term president's attempt to stay in power, the ousting of an allegedly disabled president, and more. None of these things has ever occurred, but in recent years many of them almost have. Besides being individually dramatic, these controversies provide an opportunity to think about how constitutional procedures can best be designed, interpreted, and repaired. Also,



because the events Kalt describes would all carry enormous political consequences, they shed light on the delicate and complicated balance between law and politics in American government.