The Great Rights of Mankind: A History of the American Bill of Rights - Hardcover

Schwartz, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0945612273 ISBN 13: 9780945612278

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

'The American Bill of Rights is . . . a magic mirror,' writes Bernard Schwartz, 'wherein we see reflected not only our lives, but the whole pageant of Anglo-American constitutional development and all that those struggles have meant in the history of freedom.' Perhaps the finest short history of the Bill of Rights ever written, this is an updated, expanded version of the classic. The author has added an afterword that brings the history of what Madison called 'the great rights of mankind' through the Rehnquist court, making this an invaluable study.

About this title

About the Author:

Bernard Schwartz is widely regarded as one of the preeminant scholars of constitutional law. He is the author of over fifty books, including such seminal works as Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, The Bill of Rights, Super Chief: Earl Warren and His Supreme Court, and Swann's Way.

Review:

Schwartz's work reflects meticulous research into original sources, an inquiry that is so essential to a clear understanding of the meaning of the Constitution. (William J. Brennan, Jr.)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0945612273
• ISBN 13: 9780945612278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 317