The Bill of Rights in Modern America
2nd Edition
Published on 1. July 2008
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-253-35159-3 (ISBN)
Description
This newly revised and expanded edition of "The Bill of Rights in Modern America" captures the noisy and potentially defining national debate about the nature and extent of our individual rights. Free speech, the separation of church and state, public safety and gun control, property rights, the rights of criminals and victims, the limits of law enforcement, the death penalty, affirmative action, the right to privacy, abortion, states' rights - the Bill of Rights has been evoked as the legal basis for every one of these issues. Twelve distinguished legal scholars discuss the history and the current debates on these and other important rights issues in a book that is certain to stimulate thoughtful discussion among all citizens.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the previous edition: "A collection of short and lively essays that make splendid reading for anyone interested in law or civil liberties [and] an excellent resource for stimulating and guiding classroom discussion." The Journal of Southern History "A worthy contribution to the continuing debate over the meaning of the American Bill of Rights." ChoiceMore details
Edition
Revised & expanded ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-0-253-35159-3 (9780253351593)
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02/1993
Indiana University Press
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David J. Bodenhamer | James W. Ely
The Bill of Rights in Modern America
Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
Book
04/2022
Indiana University Press
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Persons
Content
Introduction James W. Ely, Jr., and David J. BodenhamerThe Bill of RightsI. The Myth and Reality of Rights1. Rights Consciousness in American History / Daniel T. Rodgers; 2. The Explosion and Erosion of Rights / Gary L. McDowellII. Modern Rights in Controversy3. The First Amendment and Freedom to Differ / Suzanna Sherry; 4. Church and State: The Religion Clauses / Melvin I. Urofsky; 5. Public Safety and the Right to Bear Arms / Robert J. Cottrol and Raymond T. Diamond; 6. The Enigmatic Place of Property Rights in Modern Constitutional Thought / James W. Ely, Jr.; 7. Reversing the Revolution: Rights of the Accused in a Conservative Age / David J. Bodenhamer; 8. Police Practices and the Bill of Rights / Laurence A. Benner and Michal R. Belknap; 9. "The "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" Clause: A Limit on the Power to Punish or Constitutional Rhetoric? / Joseph L. Hoffmann; 10. Equal Protection and Affirmative Action / Herman BelzIII. Rights Remembered, Revised, and Extended11. The Right to Privacy / Ken I. Kersch; 12. Second Wind for the State Bill of Rights / Randall T. Shepard