A People's History by Peter H. Irons
	List Price:   $18.00 Unit Price:   $14.40 You Save:   $3.60 (20%) ISBN-10:   0143037382 ISBN-13:   9780143037385 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   August 2006 Pages:   588 Format:   B-Trade Pbk
Awards
2005  Quill Awards  Nominee/Honoree  2006  American Library Association Notable Books  Winner!  2006  Aventis Prizes for Science Books  Nominee/Honoree  2006  California Book Awards  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Great Lakes Book Awards  Winner!
Subjects
LAW_POLITICAL ASPECTS UNITED STATES_SUPREME COURT
Description/Notes
A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitutionrevised Edition Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn?s classic A People?s History of the United States, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and ?enemy combatants.? A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation?s highest court. BACKCOVER: It is such good reading that we allow the author to lead us places in history that we might not have expected to travel. (The Boston Globe) Now updated with recent cases regarding the Ten Commandments and recent changes to the bench, this volume offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land and focuses on controversial rulings on racial segregation, free speech, and school prayer.