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Constitutional Bricolage.

Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental chang...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garvey, Gerald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2015.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Uniquely blending anthropological and exchange theory, Professor Garvey offers a new interpretation of American constitutional development. His thesis: judicial reliance on a limited stock of received forms has inhibited the development of new concepts that could adequately reflect fundamental changes in society. Professor Garvey reviews the history of the Supreme Court in light of the ""bricolage"" theory. The Court, by interpreting the Constitution to effect laissez-faire and Social Darwinism, helped bring about a society ostensibly patterned on the buyer-seller model, marked by free exchan
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:132288658X
9781322886589
9781400869107
1400869102
0691075395
9780691075396