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Lincoln in Text and Context : Collected Essays
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Lincoln in Text and Context
Collected Essays
DON E. FEHRENBACHER
A well-known Lincoln scholar presents a collection of nineteen essays on Lincoln and the Civil War era that constitutes one of the most significant contributions to Lincoln literature in recent years.
Part I, "Years of Crisis," contains essays on such subjects as the Mexican War, Lincoln's Galena speech, the political uses of the post office, Lincoln's relations with the mayor of Chicago, his nomination and election as president, and how treatment of the causes of the Civil War has been affected by the quantitative methods of the "new political history."
Part 11, "The War Years," includes essays on Lincoln and the question of race, his attitude toward the Constitution, how he fits into the history of freedom, his reconstruction strategy and purpose as exemplified in Arkansas, how he coped emotionally with his great responsibilities, and the broad historical meaning of his death.
Part 111, "Images of Lincoln," considers his changing image in American historiography, the anti-Lincoln strain in American thought, how he is treated by practitioners of psychohistory and historical fiction, the most famous of all Lincoln forgeries, and the difficulties of determining what Lincoln actually said and what he meant by what he said.
Don E. Fehrenbacher is Coe Professor of History and American Studies Emeritus at Stanford University, and the author of several books on American history, including the Pulitzer Prize winning, The Dred Scott
Case: Its Significance in American Law and Politics.
This is a reproduction edition from a scanned copy of the 1987 original publication from Stanford University Press (ISBN 0804713294).
The Creative Role of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Here is a book of prime concern to every interested in the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Constitution of the United States, said Woodrow Wilson, is “not a mere lawyer’s document.” It is, he said, “the vehicle of a nation’s life.” So, too, the Supreme Court, as the arbiter and interpreter of the Constitution, serves not merely the negative purpose of checking excesses in judicial practice, but also the vital and dynamic function of modulating the life of the nation. Here, in a book remarkable for its grasp of the history and meaning of the Constitution, a distinguished Indian jurist provides us with one of the clearest and freshest summaries ever written of the place of the Supreme Court in the fabric of our political and social structure.
To Mr. Ramaswamy the Supreme Court stands as a symbol of “the idea of justice in a storm-tossed world.” The court maintains the balance of the delicate constitutional machine and thus of the whole of the American system of government. Mr. Ramaswamy shows how this works, considering in detail the role of the Court in the three important areas: constitutional law, the federal system, and civil liberties. He suggests that “the great reservoir of wisdom existing in the decisions of the Supreme Court” is not only a guide to solution of the many complex problems of the United States, but also that it is “of incalculable value to the future well-being of mankind.”
No group of men enjoys greater dignity and prestige than the judges of the Supreme Court. “By the distinguished quality of their work they have made and continue to make notable contributions not only to the successful working of the federal policy established by the Constitution, but also to the fostering of the attitudes among the American people which make for the orderly working and advancement of society.” Mr. Ramaswamy reviews and examines these contributions in point of their validity and significance. In an epilogue, he present a provocative analysis of the meaning of the Supreme Court to the people of another great democracy, and shows how America’s experience in the operation of its Constitution has influenced the shape and character of India’s new constitution.
At the time of publication, M. Ramaswamy was Senior Advocate of the Supreme court in India. In his book, Fundamental Rights, Mr. Ramaswamy presented a draft Code of Fundamental Rights, which was subsequently adopted in much the same form by the framers of the new constitution of India.
This is a reproduction edition based on a scanned copy of the following edition:
Author The Creative Role of the Supreme Court of the United States
Title Ramaswamy
Publisher Stanford University Press
ISBN 080473304X, 9780804733045
Constitution of the United States
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Signed Copy of the Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, Record Group 360; National Archives.
