| Description |
x, 238 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Responding negatively to the Populist agenda, the Supreme Court established a host of new constitutional principles during the 1890s. Many of them proved long-lasting and highly consequential, including the 'separate but equal' doctrine supporting racial segregation, the authorization of the use of force against striking workers, and the creation of the liberty of contract. The judicial backlash of the 1890s--the most powerful the United States has ever experienced--illustrates vividly the risks of seeking fundamental social change. Magliocca concludes by examining the lessons of the Populist experience for advocates of change in our own divisive times."--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : on constitutional failure -- Constructing reconstruction -- The rise of populism -- Resistance North and South -- The Supreme Court intervenes -- The election of 1896 -- A new constitutional regime -- The progressive correction -- Conclusion : what is constitutional failure? |
| Subject |
Constitutional history -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933.
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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.
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| Added Title |
Constitutional law and the politics of backlash |
| ISBN |
9780300153149 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0300153147 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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