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Written in Stone
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterwordFrom the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white …
Constitutional Democracy in Crisis?
Is the world facing a serious threat to the protection of constitutional democracy?There is a genuine debate about the meaning of the various political events that have, for many …
Constitutional Faith
This book examines the "e;constitutional faith"e; that has, since 1788, been a central component of American "e;civil religion."e; By taking seriously the parallel …
Fault Lines in the Constitution
Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution.Husband-and-wife team Cynthia and Sanford Levinson take readers back to the creation of …
Torture
Torture is perhaps the most unequivocally banned practice in the world today. Yet recent photographs from Abu Ghraib substantiated claims that the United States and some of its …
Oxford Handbook of the U.S. Constitution
The Oxford Handbook of the U.S. Constitution offers a comprehensive overview and introduction to the U.S. Constitution from the perspectives of history, political science, law, …
Argument Open to All
From one of America’s most distinguished constitutional scholars, an intriguing exploration of America’s most famous political tract and its relevance to today’s politics In An …
Framed
In his widely acclaimed volume Our Undemocratic Constitution, Sanford Levinson boldly argued that our Constitution should not be treated with "e;sanctimonious reverence,"e; …
Democracy and Dysfunction
It is no longer controversial that the American political system has become deeply dysfunctional. Today, only slightly more than a quarter of Americans believe the country is …
Responding to Imperfection
An increasing number of constitutional theorists, within both the legal academy and university departments of government, are focusing on the conceptual and political problems …
Our Undemocratic Constitution
Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of …
Oxford Handbook of the U.S. Constitution
The Oxford Handbook of the U.S. Constitution offers a comprehensive overview and introduction to the U.S. Constitution from the perspectives of history, political science, law, …