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A people's history of the Supreme Court by Peter Irons, Howard Zinn is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A people's history of the Supreme Court about?
In the tradition of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Irons (political science, U. of California-San Diego looks at the US Supreme Court from the perspective of the people whose legal grievances led to landmark decisions. He takes a sample of 85 cases ranging from the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to recent rulings on free speech, racial segregation, abortion, and gay rights, setting them in the social, economic, and cultural context of the time.
Who reads A people's history of the Supreme Court?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Peter Irons, Howard Zinn
- Publisher
- Viking Penguin
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140292015
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Education, Language Learning, Linguistics
- Rating
- 4.04 / 5 (40 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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