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Review Of Philosophical Foundations Of Labour Law, Edited By Hugh Collins, Gillian Lester, And Virginia Mantouvalou, Matthew Dimick
Review Of Philosophical Foundations Of Labour Law, Edited By Hugh Collins, Gillian Lester, And Virginia Mantouvalou, Matthew Dimick
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Theorizing American Freedom (Reviewing Aziz Rana, The Two Faces Of American Freedom (2010)), Anthony O'Rourke
Theorizing American Freedom (Reviewing Aziz Rana, The Two Faces Of American Freedom (2010)), Anthony O'Rourke
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This is a review essay of The Two Faces of American Freedom, by Aziz Rana. The book presents a new and provocative account of the relationship between ideas of freedom and the constitutional structure of American power. Through the nineteenth century, Rana argues, America’s constitutional structure was shaped by a racially exclusionary, yet economically robust, concept that he calls “settler freedom.” Drawing on the burgeoning interdisciplinary field of settler colonial studies, as well as on the vast historical literature on civic republicanism, Rana contends that the concept of settler freedom necessitated a constitutional framework that enabled rapid territorial expansion and …
Thinking With Wolves: Left Legal Theory After The Right's Rise (Review Essay), Martha T. Mccluskey
Thinking With Wolves: Left Legal Theory After The Right's Rise (Review Essay), Martha T. Mccluskey
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Reviewing Wendy Brown & Janet Halley, Left Legalism/Left Critique (2001).
Left legal theory is in crisis. This crisis reflects a broader problem of contemporary U.S. politics: the lack of grand ideas capable of mobilizing meaningful opposition to the triumph of the political right. Right-wing legal theory has contributed to that dramatic political change by promoting ideas questioning the foundations of the twentieth century liberal welfare and regulatory state.
This review essay analyzes a rare recent attempt to revive left legal theory in the face of the right's triumph: the anthology Left Legalism/Left Critique edited by Wendy Brown and Janet Halley …
Gary Minda's Boycott In America: How Imagination And Ideology Shape The Legal Mind (Book Review), Robert J. Steinfeld
Gary Minda's Boycott In America: How Imagination And Ideology Shape The Legal Mind (Book Review), Robert J. Steinfeld
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Does Duncan Kennedy Wear Boxers Or Briefs? Does Richard Posner Ever Sleep? Writing About Jurisprudence, High Culture And The History Of Intellectuals (Review Essay), John Henry Schlegel
Does Duncan Kennedy Wear Boxers Or Briefs? Does Richard Posner Ever Sleep? Writing About Jurisprudence, High Culture And The History Of Intellectuals (Review Essay), John Henry Schlegel
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Reviewing Neil Duxbury, Patterns of American Jurisprudence(1995).
The Ten Thousand Dollar Question (Review Essay), John Henry Schlegel
The Ten Thousand Dollar Question (Review Essay), John Henry Schlegel
Book Reviews
Review of Laura Kalman, Legal Realism at Yale.