Isbn: 9781594202193 - packing the court: the rise of judicial power and the coming crisis of the supreme court (34 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine in dust jacket. First Edition. In one of his last books, Pulitzer-prize winner Burns tells the fascinating history of the court's rise to power and its conflicts with presidents and popular opinion.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Penguin Press June 2009 tight, clean copy. VG+.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Renowned political theorist and Pulitzer Prize winner James MacGregor Burns produces an illuminating critique of how an unstable, unaccountable, & frequently partisan Supreme Court has come to wield more power than the founding fathers ever intended. The term 'packing the court' is usually associated with FDR's failed attempt to expand the size of the Court after a conservative bench repeatedly overturned key elements of the New Deal. But Burns shows that FDR was not the only president to confront a high court that seemed bent on fighting popular mandates for change, nor was he the first to attempt to manipulate it for political ends.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ As New. NO notes or names. A remainder slash at bottom edge. Not clipped ($27.95) NO stickers. ; 326 pages.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine (upper rear corner flap fold, else fine) mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder0marked or price0clipped} NF97.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. First Edition. First printing, full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper: "For A-- and B-- / with kind regards / James MacGregor Burns." The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is price-clipped; edgewear at spine ends and corners; Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).…