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Cross purposes : Pierce v. Society of Sisters and the struggle over compulsory public education /

"A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters."--Robert O'Neil, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Virginia School of Law "A careful and captivating examination of a dramatic and instructive c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abrams, Paula, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2009]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • One hundred percent Americanism
  • We the people
  • The entering wedge
  • Good enough for all
  • Who owns your child?
  • Romanism
  • Seeing red
  • The majority will
  • A great cross
  • Turf
  • A perfect storm
  • Delicate and difficult questions
  • Take the scholars
  • An extravagance in simile
  • Final duty and power
  • The little red schoolhouse
  • Last refuge
  • A mere creature of the state
  • Epilogue. Afterword : Pierce Redux.