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Beschreibung
This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.
This book explores the treason trial of President Jefferson Davis, where the question of secession's constitutionality was debated.
Über den Autor
Cynthia Nicoletti is an associate professor of law at the University of Virginia. Her dissertation won the William Nelson Cromwell Prize and the Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Award.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The imprisoner's dilemma; 2. Two lions of the New York Bar; 3. O'Conor's bluff; 4. The Civil War as a trial by battle; 5. The return of the rule of law; 6. Speed issues an opinion; 7. Public opinion and its uses; 8. Thaddeus Stevens, secession, and radical reconstruction; 9. Underwood and Chase; 10. Secession and belligerency in Shortridge v. Macon; 11. Richard Henry Dana comes on board; 12. The reach of the prize cases; 13. Two embattled Presidents; 14. O'Conor's triumph epilogue: Texas v. White and the 'settlement' of secession's constitutionality; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781108401531
ISBN-10: 1108401538
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Nicoletti, Cynthia
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Cynthia Nicoletti
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.2018
Gewicht: 0,519 kg
Artikel-ID: 109297864