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Product Identifiers
PublisherCarolina Academic Press
ISBN-101594602514
ISBN-139781594602511
eBay Product ID (ePID)53575272
Product Key Features
Number of Pages230 Pages
Publication NameTwenty-First Century Left : Cognitions in the Constitution and Why Buckley Is Wrong
LanguageEnglish
SubjectElection Law, Constitutional, Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Political, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
Publication Year2006
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Kreml
Subject AreaLaw, Philosophy, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-010123
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal320.51/30973
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisThe Twenty-First Century Left: Cognitions in the Constitution and Why Buckley Is Wrong applies the richest possible theoretical framework to the American Constitution. For the first time ever, a constitutional analysis focuses on the cognitive forms of the constitution's key provisions and the cognitive forms of key constitutional cases. Changes in cognitions, after all, are what herald appropriate changes in the law, changes that ensure justice by updating established legal principles. William Kreml explores the cognitive, dialectical structure of the Earl Warren Supreme Court and its similarity to the cognitive structures of the English Edward Coke period. He examines the Constitution's primary debate--over the legitimacy of public encumbrances on private contracts--and reviews the cognitive similarity between Buckley v. Valeo (the case that denied campaign finance reform) and Dred Scott (the case that upheld slavery). Further, Kreml analyzes the cognitively complementary nature of the Constitution's original seven articles and the Bill of Rights, noting the Bill of Rights' democratically aggregative purpose. Finally, he shows how Robert Bork and William Rehnquist misinterpreted Shelley v. Kraemer--the case that began America's Constitutional dialectic, and how John Hart Ely misunderstood the nature of the Warren Court. "[T]he most extraordinary theoretical perspective ever lent to the American Constitution." -- Professor Victor G. Rosenblum, Northwestern University School of Law "The Twenty-First Century Left is a bold and, in many regards, impressive work. In striving to create a new theoretical map, Kreml sets out some novel ways in which we might rethink both our description and assessment of a wide range of political phenomena, including political behavior, jurisprudence, and the standards by which we evaluate our democratic vitality." -- Law & Politics Book Review, March 2007