Neoconservative Politics and the Supreme Court: Law, Power, and Democracy

by Stephen M. Feldman

In this concise, timely book, constitutional law expert Stephen M. Feldman draws on neoconservative writings to explore the rise of the neocons and their influence on the Supreme Court. Neocons burst onto the political scene in the early 1980s via their assault on pluralist democracy's ethical relativism, where no pre-existing or higher principles limit the agendas of interest groups. Instead, they advocated for a resurrection of republican democracy,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814764665
• ISBN13: 9780814764664
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"