{"product_id":"guardians-of-the-moral-order-9780875803203","title":"Guardians of the Moral Order","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfronted by forces of change, the Supreme Court appeared the bastion of conservatism in case after case, as they defended the old order. Progressive reformers of the time and historians of the 20th century have depicted the era's nine justices as aging reactionaries. Now, in 'Guardians of the Moral Order', Mark Bailey rises to their defence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With convincing detail [Bailey] recounts the concepts, assumptions, tenets, and teachings of antebellum moral science.\"—Law and History Review\u003cbr\u003e  \"An engaging and well-argued interpretation of the Court, full of intellectual surprises and new insights.\"—Kermit Hall, Utah State University\u003cbr\u003e  \"A significant contribution to legal history that offers a clear application of nineteenth-century moral philosophy to the work of the Supreme Court.\"—William LaPiana, New York Law School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. American Legal History: The Problem of Ideology, Epistemology, and Typology \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Pattern of Antebellum College and Legal Education \u003cbr\u003e 3. Moral Philosophy: A Theoretical Science \u003cbr\u003e 4. Moral Philosophy: A Practical Science \u003cbr\u003e 5. Law and Society in the Context of Providential Design \u003cbr\u003e 6. Moral Accountability, the Facultative State, and the Police Power \u003cbr\u003e 7. Laissez-faire Constitutionalism and the Moral Economy \u003cbr\u003e 8. The Moral Order Endangered \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Appendix I \u003cbr\u003e Appendix II \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406418256215,"sku":"9780875803203","price":38.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803203.jpg?v=1730495728","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/guardians-of-the-moral-order-9780875803203","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}