Packing the Court
Author: Burns, James Macgregor
ISBN: 9780143117414
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 29 Jun 2010
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
b> From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court /b> br>br> For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In i>Packing the Court/i>, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.BR>BR>b> From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court /b> br>br> For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In i>Packing the Court/i>, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.
ISBN: 9780143117414
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 29 Jun 2010
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
b> From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court /b> br>br> For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In i>Packing the Court/i>, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.BR>BR>b> From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court /b> br>br> For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In i>Packing the Court/i>, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation's history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court's power.
