Rot and Revival is one of the first scholarly works to comprehensively theorize and document how politics make American constitutional law and how the courts affect the path of partisan politics. Rejecting the idea that the Constitution's significance and interpretation can be divorced from contemporary political realities, Anthony Michael Kreis explains how American constitutional law reflects the ideological commitments of dominant political coalitions, the consequences of major public policy choices, and the influences of intervening social movements. Drawing on rich historical research and political science methodologies, Kreis convincingly demonstrates that the courts have never been—and cannot be—institutions lying outside the currents of national politics.
By:
Anthony Michael Kreis
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520394186
ISBN 10: 0520394186
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 04 June 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contents Acknowledgments 1. Judicial Review in the Puzzle of American Constitutionalism 2. Jacksonianism and the Constitution of White Prerogative 3. Civil War, Constitutional Reformation, and Free Labor 4. New Deal Constitutionalism 5. The Reagan Revolution and the New Right’s Order 6. Of Wax and Time Notes Bibliography Index
Anthony Michael Kreis is a constitutional law professor and political scientist at Georgia State University College of Law.
