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Democracy and the courts : the rise of judicial elections in the antebellum South / David M Gold.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Gold, David M., 1950- author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Judges--Southern States--Election.
Judges.
Courts--Southern States.
Courts.
Democracy--Southern States.
Democracy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (312 pages.)
Place of Publication:
Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2025]
Contents:
The Southern Roots of the Elective Judiciary
The South's Northern Tier
The Reluctant Southeast
The Old Southwest
Explaining the Rise of Judicial Elections
Electing the Judges
Elected Judges and Judicial Review
Retreat of the South
Epilogue : From Reconstruction to Jim Crow.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Online version: Gold, David M. Democracy and the courts
ISBN:
9781643365664 (electronic bk.)
1643365665 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
40032814011
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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