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Louis D. Brandeis : American prophet / Jeffrey Rosen.

By: Series: Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)Publisher: New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 242 pages : illustration ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 030015867X
  • 9780300158670
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 347.732634 B 23
LOC classification:
  • KF8745.B67 R67 2016
  • KF8745.B67 R67 2016
Contents:
Introduction: Isaiah and Jefferson -- 1. The curse of bigness -- 2. Other people's money -- 3. Laboratories of democracy -- 4. The perfect citizen in the perfect state -- Epilogue: What would Brandeis do?
Summary: Louis D. Brandeis served on the Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. A critic of what he called "the curse of bigness" in business and government, Brandeis wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. Rosen provides a passionate argument for why Brandeis can teach us about historic and contemporary questions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks KF8745 .B67 R67 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001389203

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-240).

Introduction: Isaiah and Jefferson -- 1. The curse of bigness -- 2. Other people's money -- 3. Laboratories of democracy -- 4. The perfect citizen in the perfect state -- Epilogue: What would Brandeis do?

Louis D. Brandeis served on the Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. A critic of what he called "the curse of bigness" in business and government, Brandeis wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. Rosen provides a passionate argument for why Brandeis can teach us about historic and contemporary questions.

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