Law and Jurisprudence in American History: Cases and Materials

by Jamil Zainaldin and Stephen B. Presser

The Seventh Edition adds new material to the casebook about race, the coming of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Reunion. Two new thematic essays explore 1) the history of secessionist thought in the nation from 1776 to 1861 (the creation date of the Confederacy), and 2) the effort by Radical Republicans during the era of Congressional Reconstruction, 1866-1876, to rebuild the South in the model of a biracial democracy, and the resounding failure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0314187839
• ISBN13: 9780314187833
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: West Publishing Company
• Length: 1344 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.6" x 10.1"