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Heretics in the temple : Americans who reject the Nation's legal faith /

Americans seem increasingly disenchanted with their legal system. In the wake of several high-profile trials, America's faith in legal authority appears profoundly shaken. And yet, as David Ray Papke shows in this dramatic and erudite tour of American history, many Americans have challenged and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Papke, David Ray, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©1998.
Colección:Critical America.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. A legal faith for the new republic
  • 2. William Lloyd Garrison: From abolition to anarchism
  • 3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Women's natural rights and the revolt against gendered legalism
  • 4. Eugene Debs: Law-related socialist conversion, Catechism, and Evangelism
  • 5. The Black Panther Party: A study in legal cynicism
  • 6. Legal heresy today: Militia, anti-abortion activists, and beyond
  • Bibliographical essay
  • Index
  • About the author.