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Rot and Revival
- The History of Constitutional Law in American Political Development
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's 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.
The book is published University of California Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
What the critics say
"...this sweeping work...offers an important counterpoint to judge-centered narratives of American constitutional development." (Robinson Woodward-Burns, author of Hidden Laws)
"A major study that will be of great significance to the field." (William Adler, author of Engineering Expansion)