Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The lost history of the Ninth Amendment The lost history of the Ninth Amendment Kurt T. Lash The most important aspect of this book is its presentation of newly uncovered historical evidence which calls into question the currently presumed meaning and application of the Ninth Amendment. OL13645269W
Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court Ethan Greenberg The Dred Scott decision of 1857 is widely (and correctly) regarded as the very worst in the long history of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision held that no African American could ever be a U.S. cit… OL13854660W
Creating the administrative constitution Creating the administrative constitution Jerry L. Mashaw "This groundbreaking book is the first to look at administration and administrative law in the earliest days of the American republic. Jerry Mashaw demonstrates that from the very beginning Congress … OL16239925W
How to be French How to be French Patrick Weil How to Be French is a magisterial history of French nationality law from 1789 to the present, written by Patrick Weil, one of France's foremost historians. First published in France in 2002, it is fi… OL1742852W
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz,Laural Merlington,Debbie Reese,Jean Mendoza Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once … OL17640485W
Who freed the slaves? Who freed the slaves? Leonard L. Richards "In the popular imagination, slavery in the United States ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation may have been limited--freeing only slaves within Confederate states… OL19663105W
The American language of rights The American language of rights Richard A. Primus Richard A. Primus examines three crucial periods in American history (the late eighteenth century, the civil war and the 1950s and 1960s) in order to demonstrate how the conceptions of rights prevail… OL1976142W
License to harass License to harass Laura Beth Nielsen Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is… OL19883954W
U.S. immigration made easy U.S. immigration made easy Martha S. Siegel,Laurence A. Canter U.S. Immigration Made Easy covers every possible way to legally enter and live in the United States. The authors explain how the immigration system really works, and show you how to qualify for: work… OL20451659W
The Federalist The Federalist Jacob Ernest Cooke A series of articles about the Constitution written between 1787 and 1789 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. OL22833827W
Report on racial imbalance in the Boston public schools Report on racial imbalance in the Boston public schools United States Commission on Civil Rights. Massachusetts Advisory Committee ...organization and racial composition of the schools; effect of discrimination in public housing; consideration of the policy of the Boston School Committee; comparison of student performance and te… OL24980571W
Punishment Punishment Mark Tunick Unlike other treatments of legal punishment, Punishment: Theory and Practice takes both an external approach, asking why we punish at all, and an internal approach, considering issues faced by those … OL2700413W
Accueillir les publics Accueillir les publics Marielle de Miribel Huit parties analysent l'accueil du public sous ses différents aspects : enjeux en lien avec la notoriété et la pérennité de la bibliothèque ; liens entre information et communication ; mise en espac… OL27694532W
Deadliest enemies Deadliest enemies Thomas Biolsi "Racial tension between Native American and white people on and near Indian reservations is an ongoing problem in the United States. As far back as 1886, the Supreme Court said that "because of loca… OL4272825W
The management of quality in construction The management of quality in construction John L. Ashford The quality of a product or service is a measure of its ability to satisfy customer requirements. This satisfaction can be assured by the operation of a quality system which will ensure that specifi… OL4647540W
Wrestling with Moses Wrestling with Moses Anthony Flint To a young Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village, with its winding cobblestone streets and diverse makeup, was everything a city neighborhood should be. The activist, writer, and mother of three grew so fon… OL5836872W
Gaylaw Gaylaw William N. Eskridge This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. Part One, which covers the years from the post-Civil War period to… OL8104480W
Immigration as a democratic challenge Immigration as a democratic challenge Ruth Rubio-Marin Immigration raises a number of important moral issues regarding access to the rights and privileges of citizenship. At present, immigrants to most Western democracies do not enjoy the same rights as … OL9774874W
Freedom of Association Freedom of Association Robert J. Bresler,Robert Bresler Freedom of Association: Rights and Liberties under the Law chronicles the evolution of a right derived from but not granted in the First Amendmentofreedom of association. An opening analysis of the S… OL9870091W