Rot and Revival : The History of Constitutional Law in American Political Development / Anthony Michael Kreis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kreis, Anthony Michael, 1986- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

United States--Politics and government--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

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.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520394209

0520394208

OCLC:

1431979587