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Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History (Viewpoints on American Culture)
Annette . Ed(S): Gordon-Reed
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paperback. This collection of 12 original essays brings together two themes of American culture - law and race. Cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Regents v. Bakke and O.J. Simpson. Editor(s): Gordon-Reed, Annette. Series: Viewpoints on American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; LND; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
This book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential to the history of race in America; cases that illustrate the treatment of race in American history; cases of great fame that became the trials of the century of their time; and cases that made important law. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Scottsboro, Korematsu v. US, Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, Regents v. Bakke, and OJ Simpson. All illustrate how race often determined the ... Read more
This book of twelve original essays will bring together two themes of American culture: law and race. The essays fall into four groups: cases that are essential to the history of race in America; cases that illustrate the treatment of race in American history; cases of great fame that became the trials of the century of their time; and cases that made important law. Some of the cases discussed include Amistad, Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Scottsboro, Korematsu v. US, Brown v. Board, Loving v. Virginia, Regents v. Bakke, and OJ Simpson. All illustrate how race often determined the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Viewpoints on American Culture
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195122800
SKU
V9780195122800
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Reviews for Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History (Viewpoints on American Culture)
"Overall, Gordon-Reed had compiled a fascinating collection by impressive scholars on important racially-oriented trials" Daniel Lipson, Law and Politics Book Review "Together, the twelve cases in Race on Trial cover a long span of U.S legal history, anf the authors provide fascinating biographies of the litigants behind the court cases" Daniel Lipson, Law and Politics Book Review