Publication date: 1997-04
Dewey code: 342.73087
Price: $25.00
Review The Reconstruction Justice of Salmon P. Chase: In Re Turner and Texas v. White / University Press of Kansas:The demise of the Confederacy left a legacy of legal arrangements that raised fundamental and vexing questions regarding the legal rights and status of former slaves and the status of former Confederate states. As Harold Hyman shows, few individuals had greater impact on resolving these difficult questions than Salmon P. Chase, chief justice of the U. S. Supreme Court from 1865 to 1873. Hyman argues that in two cases - In Re Turner (1867) and Texas v. White (1869) - Chase combined his abolitionist philosophy with an activist jurisprudence to help dismantle once and for all the deposed machineries of slavery and the Confederacy. In Re Turner was a private law case decided at the federal circuit level. It involved a black woman's claim that she, a recent slave, was being held in involuntary, servitude. Elizabeth Turner's mother had apprenticed her to their former master, who had not abided by his contractual obligations to provide Elizabeth with training and compensation, substantively keeping her in slavery. [+]Chase's decision, which relied upon due process and equal protection implications in the thirteenth amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act, confirmed the rights of emancipated slaves to bargain and contract with employers on a parity with white workers. Texas v. White was a public law case decided in the Supreme Court. It revolved around the issue of whether the holders of U. S. bonds seized and sold by the Confederate state of Texas could demand payment after the war from that state's newly reconstructed government. In effect, Chase and his associate justices were asked to determine the legality of actions committed by all former Confederate states and, thus, to define whatconstituted a state. Chase's opinion reaffirmed the permanence of the Union and its constituent states and the duty of the states to respect the legal rights and obligations of all citizens. Hyman's exemplary study provides a much-needed reevaluation of both cases in the context of Chase's life and shows how they secured for him a rostrum for both moral and legal reform from which he asserted his strong views on the fundamental rights of individuals and states in an era of sporadically expanding federal power. "This is constitutional history as it should be written, but seldom is. Combining an excellent sketch of Chase's life with the social, intellectual, and moral climate of the times, Hyman provides a brilliant analysis of two landmark decisions. He also presents a stimulating, original, and provocative treatment of the Chase Court that sheds new light on our understanding of the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments". John Niven, editor of The Salmon P. Chase Papers.
Creator: Steven E. Woodworth
Publication date: 2008-05-02
Dewey code: 973
List Price: $211.00
Price: $166.00
Review Gale Library Of Daily Life: American Civil War / Gale Cengage:
Publication date: 1990
Review A biography of Arthur Diosy: Founder of the Japan Society : home to Japan (Japanese studies) / E. Mellen Press:
Publication date: 2000-07
Price: $3.00
Review African American Athletes / F R Parker:
Publication date: 2004-01
Dewey code: 355
Price: $20.65
Review The Kid Glove Pilot: A Personal Account of Flying Sunderlands in World War Two / Colourpoint Books:
Publication date: 2002-03-19
Dewey code: 811
Price: $21.95
Review Baring My Soul / Backyard Enterprises:Baring My Soul, the highly acclaimed and anticipated memoir featuring new and selected poems by Stacey James McAdoo, has been described as a powerful, no-nonsense and controversial body of poetry and prose. Praised for it’s vivid descriptions and realistic dialogue, this revealing sociological study is written in a “conversational, matter-of-fact, this is how it is” tone wherein McAdoo, through a loud & consistent/ strong & controlled/ you can’t put me in a box and shut me up/ voice emerges, in the manner of Ida B. Wells, as a critical thinker by providing a provocative exploration of various issues that plague the Black community. In an honest, engrossing and emotional recount of McAdoo’s life experiences, topics on love, marriage, sex, fighting addictions, selling drugs, mental illness, race relations and white privilege are addressed. While this is a super-serious book, it is also filled with moments of humor that give way to outburst of laughter. But more than anything else, what makes it exceptional is its honesty. McAdoo’s strength and courage to openly discuss so many interpersonal topics in this beautifully written social commentary truly serves as a source of inspiration.
Publication date: 1994-12
Price: $8.94
Review Visions of a Dream: History Makers - Contributions of African and African Americans in Science and Mathematics / Marylen E. Harmon:
Publication date: 1970-03-02
Review My Life / Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd:
Publication date: 2006-11-16
Dewey code: 941.073092
List Price: $210.00
Price: $167.44
Review Edmund Burke: Volume II: 1784-1797 (Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke) / Oxford University Press, USA:This is the second and concluding volume of a biography of Edmund Burke (1730-97), a key figure in eighteenth-century British and Irish politics and intellectual life. Covering the most interesting years of his life (1784-97), its leading themes are India and the French Revolution. Burke was largely responsible for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, former Governor-General of Bengal. The lengthy (145-day) trial of Hastings (which lasted from 1788 to 1795) is recognized as a landmark episode in the history of Britain's relationship with India. Lock provides the first day-by-day account of the entire trial, highlighting some of the many disputes about evidence as well as the great set speeches by Burke and others. In 1790, Burke published Reflections on the Revolution in France, the earliest sustained attack on the principles of the Revolution. Continuously in print ever since, the Reflections remains the most widely read and quoted book about the Revolution. The Reflections was followed by a series of anti-revolutionary writings, as Burke maintained his crusade against the Revolution to the end of his life. In addition to these leading themes, the biography examines many other topics in its coverage of Burke's busy and varied life: his parliamentary career; his family, friendships, and philanthropy; and his often difficult and obsessive personality. There are more than thirty illustrations, including many contemporary caricatures that convey how Burke was perceived by an often hostile and uncomprehending public. [+]Controversial in his time, Burke is now regarded as one of the greatest of orators in the English language, as well as one of the most influential political philosophers in the Western tradition.
Publication date: 1999-06-01
Review Rodinsky's Whitechapel / Artangel:
Authors
- Lawrence J. Redlinger
- H. H. A. Cooper
Dewey code: 364.15240948509048
List Price: $109.95
Price: $170.00
Review The Murder of Olof Palme: A Tale of Assassination, Deception and Intrigue (Scandinavian Studies (Lewiston, N.Y.), V. 10.) / Edwin Mellen Press:The assassination in 1986 of Olof Palme, a distinguished international statesman, remains to this day an unsolved mystery. While in some ways resembling the puzzling features inherent in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the continuing mystery has a deeper significance that the authors of this work seek to probe and elucidate. Any examination of the Palme assassination has to be conducted with reference to an extremely complex set of international factors. It is in this milieu that Palme found a special role for himself as an international statesman, seeking to mediate some of the lesser though deadly wars, in particular the Iran/Iraq conflict. Palme the Peacemaker had many enemies and a consideration of the role which may have been played by some of them is carefully examined, by a reference to a theoretical schema of the assassination phenomenon, of the motives and modalities of each of the likely candidates. There were many who had no wish to see an early settlement of the Iran/Iraq ward. Some of these were nation states with an animus against one or both of the combatants, Some hoped that hostilities would exhaust the two contenders, while others, such as international arms dealers, sought to profit. The authors see the Swedish Prime Minister as an unfortunate victim of a largely clandestine clash of forces: it is their identity that continues to elude investigators. The authors examine all the evidence, present their own case on these arcane matters, leaving it to the readers to come to their own conclusions.
Creator: R. C. Richardson
Publication date: 1993-03
Dewey code: 941.064092
List Price: $74.95
Price: $170.53
Review Images of Oliver Cromwell: Essays for and by Roger Howell, Jr / Manchester Univ Pr:
Publication date: 1990
Review Mick O'Dwyer - The Authorized Biography / MOD Publications, Ltd:Irish footballer (soccer)
Publication date: 1978-06
Price: $35.00
Review Wild Irish Girl: The Life of Sydney Swenson, Lady Morgan, 1776-1857 / West Richard:
Publication date: 1990-06
Dewey code: 941.5081092
Price: $29.50
Review Daniel O'Connell: The Man and His Politics / Irish Academic Pr:
Publication date: 2000-05-25
Dewey code: 940
List Price: $260.00
Price: $167.88
Review Johann Heinrich Alsted 1588-1638: Between Renaissance, Reformation, and Universal Reform (Oxford Historical Monographs) / Oxford University Press, USA:Johann Heinrich Alsted, professor of philosophy and theology at the Calvinist academy of Herborn, was a man of many facets. A deputy to the famous Synod of Dort and the greatest encyclopaedist of his age, he was also a pioneer of Calvinist millenarianism and a devoted student of astrology, alchemy, Lullism, and the works of Giordano Bruno. This intellectual biography opens up unexpected perspectives on the central European Reformed tradition as a whole and provides an invaluable introduction to many of the central ideas, individuals, and institutions in this neglected area of intellectual history.
Creator: Robert Self
Publication date: 2005-08
Dewey code: 941.083092
List Price: $180.00
Price: $169.12
Review The Neville Chamberlain Diary Letters: The Downing Street Years, 1934-1940 / Ashgate Publishing:As a primary source of historical evidence and insight, it is difficult to overstate the value and importance of Neville Chamberlain's diary letters to his sisters. They represent the most complete and illuminating 'insider' record of British politics between the wars yet to be published. From 1915 Chamberlain wrote detailed weekly epistles to his sisters until his death in 1940; a confidential account of events covering the quarter of a century during which he stood at the very centre of Conservative and national politics. Beyond the fascination of the historical record of people and events, these letters are extremely valuable for the remarkable light they throw upon the personality and character of the private man lurking behind the austerely forbidding public persona. Volume four covers the years 1934 to 1940, which witnessed Chamberlain's rise within Government, leading to his replacement of Stanley Baldwin as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party in 1937. As well as Chamberlain's reaction to the Civil War in Spain, the momentous events of 1938 and 1939 are covered in detail. Chamberlain's visits to Germany in September 1939 and his views on war, appeasement, Britain's military position and Hitler's intentions all receive much analysis, as does the run up to the declaration of war in September 1939. The book concludes with the events of 1940, including the Dunkirk evacuations, Chamberlain's resignation as Prime Minister, and the final months before his death in October.
Publication date: 1966
Review The Biography Of Sun Chien / Australian National University Press:
Publication date: 1998-02-02
Review Ramsay Macdonald: A Labour Tragedy? (Personalities & Powers) / Hodder Arnold H&S:From humble beginnings, Ramsay Macdonald rose to become Britain's first Labour prime minister. He possessed many qualities - the gift for oratory, organizational skills and the capacity to work hard among them - but, despite all of his services to the Labour Party, he is rarely referred to in party literature today. In the demonology of the Labour Left he has a special place, for he has not been forgiven for abandoning his party to head an all-party National Government. Macdonald believed that in 1931 he was acting out a sense of duty. Others, less charitable, detected an excess of personal ambition and a loss of socialist zeal. Historians have also often been highly critical of Macdonald and have tended to portray him as another second-rate prime-minister of the inter-war era. In this volume, the author sets out to redress the balance of the picture, by examining Macdonald's contribution to the early development of the Labour Movement as well as the better-known events of the period from 1920 to 1931.
Publication date: 1999-06
Dewey code: 977.311043092
Price: $23.50
Review Unafraid of the Dark: A Memoir / Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media:In her deeply affecting, vividly written memoir, Rosemary L. Bray describes with remarkable frankness growing up poor in Chicago in the 1960s, and her childhood shaped by welfare, the Roman Catholic Church, and the civil rights movement. Bray writes poignantly of her lasting dread of the cold and the dark that characterized her years of poverty; of her mother's extraordinary strength and resourcefulness; and of the system that miraculously enabled her mother to scrape together enough to keep the children fed and clothed. Bray's parents, held together by their ambitions for their children and painfully divided by their poverty, punctuate young Rosemary's nights with their violent fights and define her days with their struggles. This powerful, ultimately inspiring book is a moving testimony of the history Bray overcame, and the racial obstacles she continues to see in her children's way. In elegant, passionate prose, Rosemary L. Bray uses her personal history to persuasively defend America's much-maligned welfare system. A smart black girl from the Chicago slums didn't have much chance of going to Yale or becoming an editor at the New York Times Book Review before Aid to Families with Dependent Children helped Rosemary's selfless mother make ends meet and keep Rosemary in school. Bray's account of her progress is both inspiring and despairing, as she criticizes the welfare "reforms" that closed to others doors that were opened for her.
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