MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03440cam a2200421 i 4500
001 2014041017
003 DLC
005 20150530081939.0
008 141015s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014041017
020 $a9780465065905 (hardback)
020 $z9780465065905 (ebook)
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042 $apcc
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050 00 $aKF4530$b.A43 2015
082 00 $a342.73$223
084 $aLAW101000$aLAW018000$aHIS036000$aLAW060000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aAmar, Akhil Reed,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe law of the land :$ba grand tour of our constitutional republic /$cAkhil Reed Amar.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group,$c[2015]
300 $axii, 357 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"From Illinois to Alabama, and from Florida to Utah, our laws and legal debates arise from distinctive local settings within our vast and varied nation. As the renowned scholar Akhil Amar explains, Abraham Lincoln's argument against the legality of succession can be traced to his Midwestern upbringing, just as a close look at the Florida legislature and state Supreme Court reveals the fundamental wrongness of the Bush v. Gore decision. Amar profiles Alabama's Hugo Black, the dominant constitutional jurist of the twentieth century, and California's Anthony Kennedy, the powerful swing justice on the current Court. He probes Brown v. Board of Education, and explores the divisiveness of the Second and Fourth Amendments. An expert guide to America's constitutional landscape, Amar sheds new light on American history and politics and shows how America's legal tradition unites a vast and disparate land. "--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"In The Law of the Land, renowned legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar explores the most pressing questions in American jurisprudence through a close look at how our nation's geography has shaped its laws. Writing about Illinois, Amar discusses Lincoln's arguments against the legality of secession in the context of his upbringing on what was then the country's western frontier. Writing about New Jersey, he examines the career of Lord Camden, a British defender of the individual's rights against government intrusion, and the legacy of Camden's beliefs in that state's laws. Writing about Florida, Amar shows how a close look at the workings of the state legislature and state supreme court reveals the fundamental wrongness of the Bush v. Gore decision. His essay about gun-loving Utah, meanwhile, is a subtle examination of the second amendment that will infuriate both sides in the debate. Other states covered within include Iowa, Ohio, Massachusetts, Alabama, California, Kansas, and New York"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 307-344) and index.
650 0 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States$xStates.
650 0 $aConstitutions$zUnited States$xStates.
650 0 $aLaw$zUnited States$xStates.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tConstitution.$n2nd Amendment.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tConstitution.$n4th Amendment.
650 0 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States.
650 7 $aLAW / Essays.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLAW / Constitutional.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLAW / Legal History.$2bisacsh