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The rise of the conservative legal movement : the battle for control of the law /

Starting in the 1970s, conservatives learned that electoral victory did not easily convert into a reversal of important liberal accomplishments, especially in the law. As a result, conservatives' mobilizing efforts increasingly turned to law schools, professional networks, public interest group...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Teles, Steven Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Series:Princeton studies in American politics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Starting in the 1970s, conservatives learned that electoral victory did not easily convert into a reversal of important liberal accomplishments, especially in the law. As a result, conservatives' mobilizing efforts increasingly turned to law schools, professional networks, public interest groups, and the judiciary--areas traditionally controlled by liberals. Drawing from internal documents, as well as interviews with key conservative figures, The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement examines this sometimes fitful, and still only partially successful, conservative challenge to liberal domina.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 339 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-330) and index.
ISBN:9781400829699
1400829690
1282158295
9781282158290