The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom: A Legal History Contributor(s): Tsesis, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814782760 ISBN-13: 9780814782767 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: View the Table of Contents. Read the Preface. "[A] comprehensive and brilliant book from both a historical and analytical perspective. Drawing from the lessons of history, Alexander Tsesis shows persuasively the relevance of the Thirteenth Amendment to a wide range of the social and economic issues currently facing America, and he offers highly creative arguments that support the use of congressional power under the Thirteenth Amendment as a potent and effective means of meeting and resolving these issues." "Tsesis vigorously presents a set of arguments that are rarely found in the conventional legal literature. . . . an interesting and challenging book." "For those looking for arguments to revitalize and expand the use of the Thirteenth Amendment, this is an interesting piece of advoacacy." .,."audacious and original. He (Tsesis) offers a blueprint as to how desperately needed reforms...can come about." "Alexander Tsesis's invigorating reevaluation of the Thirteenth Amendment agrees with many Lincoln Republicans that it embraced the Declaration of Independence." "This book deserves applause because it illuminates in a new and stimulating way methods for repairing the harm done by racist rhetoric, hate crimes, and the newest forms of slavery." .,."a challenging and nicely written book that will teach well." "In this interesting study, Alexander Tsesisargues for an expansive view of the Thirteenth Amendment, presenting it as an effort to permanently abolish all the incidents and badges of slavery in America, including both governmentally and privately sponsered forms of oppression against former slaves and others." In this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens. The story of how Supreme Court justices have interpreted the Thirteenth Amendment, first through racist lenses after Reconstruction and later influenced by the modern civil rights movement, provides insight into the tremendous impact the Thirteenth Amendment has had on the Constitution and American culture. Importantly, Tsesis also explains why the Thirteenth Amendment is essential to contemporary America, offering fresh analysis on the role the Amendment has played regarding civil rights legislation and personal liberty case decisions, and an original explanation of the substantive guarantees of freedom for today's society that the Reconstruction Congress envisioned over a century ago. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Constitutional - History | United States - General - Law | Legal History |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2004010882 |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.46" W x 9.16" (1.00 lbs) 229 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this narrative history and contextual analysis of the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery and freedom take center stage. Alexander Tsesis demonstrates how entrenched slavery was in pre-Civil War America, how central it was to the political events that resulted in the Civil War, and how it was the driving force that led to the adoption of an amendment that ultimately provided a substantive assurance of freedom for all American citizens. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tsesis, Alexander: - Alexander Tsesis is Assistant Professor at at the Loyola University School of Law, Chicago. |