Constitutionalism and American culture
Subtitle: writing the new constitutional history
By: edited by Sandra F. VanBurkleo, Kermit L. Hall, and Robert J. Kaczorowski ; foreword by Stanley N. Katz.
Contributors: VanBurkleo, Sandra F., 1944-; Hall, Kermit.; Kaczorowski, Robert J.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
Subjects: Constitutional history -- United States; Culture and law -- History
Description: Taking their cue from the late Paul L. Murphy, one of our nation's leading legal historians, this illustrious group of scholars argues that the field of constitutional history is "too important to be left solely to lawyers and judges." Their "state-of-the-field" volume reclaims constitutional history's rightful place as a vital and necessary part of our intellectual enterprise, in part by pushing the field onto fresh, even controversial, terrain. Much as Murphy has done, these scholars contend that this restoration is much needed and will greatly enrich judicial and public policy, advance a tradition of justice worthy of America's democratic aspirations, give due attention to cultural contexts, and, most importantly, afford Americans a richer understanding of their constitutional heritage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-409) and index.
Table of contents: title: Constitutional contexts : the theory of history and the  process of constitutional change in revolutionary America / David Thomas Konig; title: The inverted constitution : enforcing constitutional rights in the nineteenth century / Robert J. Kaczorowski; title: The rise and fall of classical legal thought: preface to the modern constitution / William M. Wiecek; title: modern constitutional Republic in historical perspective; title: Free speech and the bifurcated review project : The "preferred position" cases / G. Edward White; title: The roles of lawyers in a civil liberties crisis : Hawaii during World War II / Harry N. Scheiber and Jane L. Scheiber; title: Constitutional equality for women : losing the battle but winning the war / Cynthia Harrison; title: The warren court and equality / Michael R. Belknap; title: The overlooked litigant in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent community school district (1969) / John W. Johnson; title: Cultural history and the first amendment : New York Times v. Sullivan and its times / Kermit L. Hall; title: "Words as hard as cannon-balls" : women's rights agitation and liberty of speech in nineteenth-century America / Sandra F. VanBurkleo; title: Race, state, market, and civil society in constitutional history / Mark Tushnet; title: Constitutional history and the "cultural turn" : cross-examining the legal-reelist narratives of Henry Fonda / Norman L. Rosenberg.