The American Language of Rights: 54 (Ideas in Context, Series Number 54)

Primus

ISBN 10: 0521616212 / ISBN 13: 9780521616218

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

About this Item

A study of the importance of the language of rights during three crucial periods in American history. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2008. 1st Paperback Ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Language of Rights: 54 (Ideas in Context, Series Number 54)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521616212
• ISBN 13: 9780521616218
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Richard A. Primus examines three crucial periods in American history (the late eighteenth century, the Civil War and the 1950s and 1960s) and demonstrates how the conceptions of rights prevailing at each of these times grew out of opposition to concrete political cases. In the first study of its kind, Primus highlights the influence of totalitarianism (in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union) on the language of rights. This book will be a major contribution to contemporary political theory, of interest to scholars and students in politics and government, constitutional law, and American history.

Review

"This book is a major contribution to contemporary political theory, of interest to scholars and students in politics and government, constitutional law, and American history." Yale Law Report

"This book examines three periods in American history - the late eighteenth century, the Civil War, and the 1950s and 1960s - to demonstrate how the conceptions of rights prevailing during these times grew from reactions to social and political crises. Conceptualizing rights langage as grounded in opposition to concrete social and political practices, Primus explores the potency of rights language throughout American history and the impact of modern totalitarianism on American conceptions of rights." Law and Social Inquiry