| Perversions of Justice: Indigenous Peoples and Angloamerican Law Contributor(s): Churchill, Ward (Author), Venne, Sharon (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0872864111 ISBN-13: 9780872864115 Publisher: City Lights Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: The United States is readily distinguishable from other countries, Chief Justice John Marshall opined in 1803, because it is "a nation of laws, not of men." In "Perversions of Justice," Ward Churchill takes Marshall at his word, exploring through a series of 11 carefully crafted essays how the U.S. has consistently employed a corrupt from of legalism as a means of establishing colonial control and empire. Along the way, he demonstrates how this "nation of laws" has so completely subverted the law of nations that the current America-dominated international order ends up, like the U.S. -itself, functioning in a manner dia-metrically opposed to the ideals of freedom and democracy it professes to embrace. By tracing the evolution of federal Indian law, Churchill is able to show how the premises set forth therein not only spilled over onto non-Indians in the U.S., but were also adapted for application abroad. The trajectory of America's imperial logic can be followed all the way to the present New World Order in which "what we say goes" at the dawn of the third millennium. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Law | Legal History - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2002073869 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.02" W x 8.66" (1.35 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States is readily distinguishable from other countries, Chief Justice John Marshall opined in 1803, because it is a nation of laws, not of men. In Perversions of Justice, Ward Churchill takes Marshall at his word, exploring through a series of 11 carefully crafted essays how the U.S. has consistently employed a corrupt form of legalism as a means of establishing colonial control and empire. Along the way, he demonstrates how this nation of laws has so completely subverted the law of nations that the current America-dominated international order ends up, like the U.S. itself, functioning in a manner diametrically opposed to the ideals of freedom and democracy it professes to embrace. By tracing the evolution of federal Indian law, Churchill is able to show how the premises set forth therein not only spilled over onto non-Indians in the U.S., but were also adapted for application abroad. The trajectory of America's imperial logic can be followed all the way to the present New World Order in which what we say goes at the dawn of the third millennium. |