Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court - Couverture rigide

Burns, James MacGregor

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ISBN 10 : 1594202192 ISBN 13 : 9781594202193

Editeur : Penguin Pr, 2009

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court

For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.

Biographie de l'auteur

James MacGregor Burns is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and Leadership, which is considered a seminal work in the field of leadership studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Pr
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594202192
• ISBN 13: 9781594202193
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible