{"product_id":"reconstructing-reconstruction-9780822323167","title":"Reconstructing Reconstruction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines the post-Civil War struggle between competing political and legal interpretations of slavery and reconstruction to reveal how accepted historical truth was established. Offering a fresh approach to the subject of original intent, this book is useful for legal historians and scholars of constitutional law, and American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brandwein’s impressive study adds a new dimension to the understanding of Reconstruction ideology and its legacy for future civil rights jurisprudence. . . . Highly recommended.” - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] welcomed . . . critique. . . . Professor Brandwein develops her thesis using an able study of how Americans from Reconstruction to the present have understood the events responsible for the passage of the post-Civil War Amendments.” - Mark A. Graber, \u003ci\u003eThe Law and Politics Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[W]ell-formulated, insightful, and timely. . . . Any sociologist interested in the origins, reproduction, and transformation of social hierarchies must come to terms with this crucial insight about law and patterns of social organization.” - Nicholas Pedriana, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eReconstructing Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the finest meditations on history and law in recent years.” - Bryan H. Wildenthal, \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] good read. . . . \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating journey that leads inexorably to [Brandwein’s] closing argument that constitutional law is a ‘culture of argument.’ . . . [H]er examination of the sociology of constitutional law is good reading for judges, lawyers, and students of constitutional law.” - Howard Ball, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exciting theoretical examination. . . . Legal scholars will have to acknowledge the challenge Brandwein poses by treating ‘original intent’ as a social and historical construction.”—Mark Tushnet, Georgetown University Law Center\u003cbr\u003e“An important call for the development of a ‘sociology of constitutional law.’ Brandwein forces us to pay more attention to the ways in which the reconstruction of history (in this case, the history of Reconstruction) becomes a vital resource in contemporary constitutional politics.”—Howard Gillman, University of Southern California\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eReconstructing Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the finest meditations on history and law in recent years.” -- Bryan H. Wildenthal * H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e“[A] good read. . . . \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating journey that leads inexorably to [Brandwein’s] closing argument that constitutional law is a ‘culture of argument.’ . . . [H]er examination of the sociology of constitutional law is good reading for judges, lawyers, and students of constitutional law.” -- Howard Ball * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e“[A] welcomed . . . critique. . . . Professor Brandwein develops her thesis using an able study of how Americans from Reconstruction to the present have understood the events responsible for the passage of the post-Civil War Amendments.” -- Mark A. Graber * Law and Politics Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e“[W]ell-formulated, insightful, and timely. . . . Any sociologist interested in the origins, reproduction, and transformation of social hierarchies must come to terms with this crucial insight about law and patterns of social organization.” -- Nicholas Pedriana * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e“Brandwein’s impressive study adds a new dimension to the understanding of Reconstruction ideology and its legacy for future civil rights jurisprudence. . . . Highly recommended.” * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 2. Slavery as an Interpretive Issue in the 39th Reconstruction Congress: The Northern Democrats \u003cbr\u003e 3. Republican Slavery Criticism \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Supreme Court’s Official History \u003cbr\u003e 5. Dueling Histories: Charles Fairman and William Crosskey Reconstruct “Original Understanding” \u003cbr\u003e 6. Recipes for “Acceptable” History \u003cbr\u003e 7. History as an Institutional Resource: Warren Court Debates over Legislative Apportionment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Constitutional Law as a “Culture of Argument”: Toward a Sociology of Constitutional Law \u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406022943063,"sku":"9780822323167","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822323167.jpg?v=1730494276","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reconstructing-reconstruction-9780822323167","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}