The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement: The Battle for Control of the Law

by Steven M. Teles

Book Overview

Starting in the 1970s, conservatives learned that electoral victory did not easily convert into a reversal of important liberal accomplishments, especially in the law. As a result, conservatives' mobilizing efforts increasingly turned to law schools, professional networks, public interest groups, and the judiciary--areas traditionally controlled by liberals. Drawing from internal documents, as well as interviews with key conservative figures, The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069114625X
• ISBN13: 9780691146256
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.9"